UK Prime Minister says screenings will help contain the spread of Ebola

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British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday the screening of possible Ebola cases at airports would help to ensure people's safety and is part of the country's larger fight against the deadly disease following earlier warnings that screenings may not be fully effective.

This, after Britain announced Thursday it would start screening passengers entering the country through London's two main airports and the Eurostar rail link with Europe for possible cases of the Ebola virus.

"Quite rightly we're taking all the steps we can to keep our own people safe here in the UK and what we do is we listen to the medical advice and then we act on that advice and that's why we're introducing these screening processes at the appropriate ports and airports," Cameron said.

London's status as a global transport hub, has raised the level of public concern about the risk of the disease spreading to Britain, leading to calls from some politic