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Canada: Newly-released figures show an estimated 176 people were turned away from Canada after the imposition of a partial travel ban from Ebola-affected countries in West Africa. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. At the same time, the government announced it would also stop processing visa and visitor applications in the queue. U.S. Coast Guard Health Technician Nathan Wallenmeyer, left, and CBP supervisor Sam Ko conduct prescreening measures on a passenger, right, who arrived from Sierra Leone at O'Hare International Airport Terminal 5 in Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. Newly-released figures show an estimated 176 people were turned away from Canada after the imposition of a partial travel ban from Ebola-affected countries in West Africa. THE AP Photo/U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Melissa Maraj Related Items Articles Largest Ebola outbreak ever reveals truths about the mysterious, deadly disease The federal government put the controversial measures in place at the end of October, barring people from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone from receiving visas to come to Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.