President Obama (Photo by transplanted mountaineer/ creative commons)

The President used his weekly address to outline the facts about Ebola and give Americans some insight into what his administration is doing to combat the disease. 

His announcement comes after a series of meetings this week to discuss how his administration will handle the issue moving forward.

Obama will appoint lawyer Ron Klain to handle disease containment. 

Read more at Reuters.

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