Gov. Scott Walker announced Friday precautions the state will take in the event of an Ebola outbreak in Wisconsin.
“Here in Wisconsin, we take protecting the public from a potential health crisis very seriously,” Governor Walker said in a Friday release.
Walker called in the release for President Barack Obama to put an immediate ban on commercial flights to and from Ebola-stricken countries and also outlined the precautionary measures the state of Wisconsin will take.
Under Walker’s instruction, Wisconsin State Health Officer Karen McKeown is working with the Wisconsin National Guard on emergency treatment procedures in the case of an outbreak of the virus.
“While there are no cases of Ebola in Wisconsin, and the risk of contracting it remains low, it’s important that medical and public health professionals are able to respond in the event there is a case in the state,” McKeown said in a Department of Health Services press release earlier this month.
