Public Health Agency of Canada and Patrick Gaebel

Patrick Gaebel: The government isn't releasing any specific details about the six, citing privacy concerns, according to CTV. "I can confirm that there are no Ebola cases in Canada," Patrick Gaebel, a spokesman for the Public Health Agency of Canada, said in an e-mail and - Six people from Ebola-affected countries have been granted visas to come to Canada despite a federal government ban imposed on such travel last year. They aren't believed to have been travelling together and each would have been required to undergo screening for the highly contagious virus before they left West Africa and again upon arrival in Canada, including a 21-day monitoring period. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.