Ebola crisis: Britain and US step up measures to combat spread of virus

US authorities introduce new border checks at airports while UK stages exercise to test readiness of emergency services

Britain and the United States have stepped up measures to counter the spread of Ebola as more people were isolated in Europe and Africa to monitor them for symptoms of the deadly virus.

An eight-hour exercise was being held in various locations across Britain on Saturday to test how the country would deal with a potential outbreak of the virus, which has killed more than 4,000 people worldwide.

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