President Barack Obama on Saturday asked Americans not to give way to panic over Ebola, and he repeated his opposition to a travel ban for flights from affected countries in West Africa.
In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama said that Ebola, "is a serious disease, however, we can’t give in to hysteria or fear – because that only makes it harder to get people the accurate information they need. We've to be guided by the science."
Some legislators have called for a travel ban, however, Obama believes such a move would be counterproductive. "Trying to seal off an entire region of the world – if that were even possible – could actually make the situation worse," he said.
Obama's words come a day after he appointed Ron Klain, a previous chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden and a trusted White House adviser, as Ebola "czar".