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News live: Australian health officials to work on ebola outbreak response, minister says; NSW police arrest 993 in domestic violence sweep

World Health Organization declared outbreak in Africa a ‘public health emergency of international concern’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMurray Watt, the federal environment minister, says he expects Australian health officials will be working wi...

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by Nick Visser
News live: Australian health officials to work on ebola outbreak response, minister says; NSW police arrest 993 in domestic violence sweep

World Health Organization declared outbreak in Africa a ‘public health emergency of international concern’. Follow today’s news live

Murray Watt, the federal environment minister, says he expects Australian health officials will be working with other countries as the world responds to the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.

The World Health Organization declared the event a “public health emergency of international concern” on Sunday, urging robust global efforts to limit its spread.

I’m sure that our health officials will be working with other countries in terms of the response to this. You know, I think we’ve seen previously around the world outbreaks of Ebola have been of great concern to the world. So as I say, I’m sure that some of our officials in the health department would be working with their international counterparts about this as well.

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