dr. rick sacra , who entered the nebraska medical center three weeks ago with ebola , was released thursday . `` the cdc has declared me safe and free of the virus , '' sacra said at a news conference . `` thank god , i love you all ! '' sacra joked about now being a lifetime huskers fan as he thanked his medical team , the biocontainment unit team and his friend , dr. kent brantly . sacra and brantly were infected with ebola while working in liberia with the aid organization serving in mission . sacra was treating patients in an obstetrics clinic in monrovia and was not working directly with ebola patients . he said that he does not know how he became infected with the virus but that it 's possible one of the women he helped had the disease . brantly , who tested negative for the deadly virus after receiving treatment in atlanta , flew to nebraska where sacra was in isolation and donated his blood two weeks ago . doctors believe brantly 's plasma had antibodies that sacra needed to help his immune system fight the deadly virus . the nebraska medical center owns one of just a few biocontainment units that exist in the united states . `` i did say , wow , nebraska ? who made that decision ? '' sacra joked . `` once i heard about -lrb- the biocontainment unit -rrb- i was like cool , i 've never been to nebraska . '' in addition to the blood transfusion , doctors gave sacra aggressive supportive care , including electrolytes and iv fluids . the nebraska doctors also gave sacra an experimental drug called tkm-ebola , which the fda recently approved for wider use . owning a passport opens up a world of possibility and freedom for travellers - or so you would think . in some countries around the world , even if you are lucky enough to have access to the government-issued documents , you are still restricted and barred from several countries . henley and partners created a visa restrictions index , which ranks countries globally in accordance to the travel freedom their inhabitants enjoy - with some surprising results . scroll down for video . the visa restrictions index analyses countries ability to travel visa-free . the latest results were based on results from may 20 , 2014 . 1 -rrb- finland . = germany . = sweden . sacra locked himself in his room for three days when he first came down with a fever in liberia on august 29 . a mobile cdc lab confirmed he had the disease on the third day , and by the sixth he was flying home to the united states . `` i never felt like i was not going to make it , '' he said . `` the care was so excellent , so speedy , so prompt , that i 'm just thanking god for that . '' sacra says he is now feeling good , though he 's still very weak . he was up to five minutes on a stationary bike he had in his hospital room before being released , but even that tired him out . what happens when you survive ebola ? sacra has done missionary health work for the past 25 years . he had flown to monrovia in august after learning his colleagues from serving in mission had gotten sick . sacra worried that ebola would cause a `` domino effect '' on the already vulnerable liberian health care system and that people with common ailments would n't get help . = usa . = united kingdom -lrb- 174 points -rrb- . 2 -rrb- canada . when sacra arrived in monrovia , that 's exactly what he found . his wife , debbie , has said there was n't a single pair of latex gloves to buy in the entire city . without protective equipment , medical clinics shut down . she says sacra drove from hardware store to hardware store , looking for boots to protect his staff . when he was finally able to open the clinic , for some it was too late . she says dozens of pregnant women who needed cesarean sections turned up at the clinic after having failed to find help anywhere else in the city . by the time these women arrived at sacra 's clinic `` only the mothers ' lives could be saved , '' debbie sacra said . at the news conference , rick sacra thanked everyone around the world who had prayed for him during his time of need and asked for more prayers and practical health for the people of west africa . `` the ebola crisis continues to spin out of control , '' he said . he and his wife will return home soon , where sacra said he hopes to take his dog for a long walk . he knows his recovery will move slowly , as brantly told him to `` be patient . '' but he is not ruling out an eventual return to liberia , the country he called his second home . = denmark -lrb- 173 points -rrb- . 3 -rrb- belgium . = france . = italy . = japan . = korea -lrb- republic of south -rrb- . = luxembourg . = netherlands . = portugal . = spain -lrb- 172 points -rrb- . where it might be expected that countries such as north korea and possibly cuba could take the bottom spots for the most restricted travel freedom , they actually place at 86 and 69 respectively , from a ranking of a total of 94 . each country was given a score by global consulting firm henley and partners , who specialise in residence and citizenship planning . the score was calculated based on visa regulations of all countries and territories in the world , and the number of other countries that their citizens can travel to without having to obtain a visa . taking the lowest spots were afghanistan -lrb- ranked at 94 and able to visit 28 countries visa-free -rrb- , iraq , -lrb- able to visit 31 countries -rrb- , pakistan and somalia -lrb- able to visit 32 countries -rrb- and the palestinian territory -lrb- able to visit 35 -rrb- . this was juxtaposed by finland , germany , sweden , the uk and the us , in first position , who are able to access 174 countries visa-free . henley and partners said : ` in today 's globalised world , visa restrictions play an important role in controlling the movement of foreign nationals across borders . ` almost all countries now require visas from certain non-nationals who wish to enter their territory . ` visa requirements are also an expression of the relationships between individual nations , and generally reflect the relations and status of a country within the international community of nations . ' pakistani khyber gateway to the khyber pass stamps passports are you leave for afghanistan , passports from this country are able to enter on 32 countries visa-free . nepal ranked 90th with residents being able to visit 37 countries without a visa . 89 -rrb- eritrea . = libya . = sudan . = syria -lrb- 38 points -rrb- . 90 -rrb- nepal -lrb- 37 points -rrb- . 91 -rrb- palestinian territory -lrb- 35 points -rrb- . 92 -rrb- pakistan . = somalia -lrb- 32 points -rrb- . 93 -rrb- iraq -lrb- 31 points -rrb- . 94 -rrb- afghanistan -lrb- 28 points -rrb- . pakistan is ranked at 92 in the visa restrictions index , and citizens are able to visit 32 countries including trinidad and tobago , haiti , and dominica without a visa . despite this freedom , stepping over the pakistani border into india and iran does requires a visa . at the bottom of the list are the citizens of afghanistan who are banned from entering kuwait entirely . they can , however , travel to micronesia , saint vincent and the grenadines and haiti without a visa entirely though . the index reflected the decision in 2014 to allow citizens of the uae to be allowed short stays in the eu schengen countries without a visa , moving them up the rankings in the travel freedom index . a un world tourism organization -lrb- unwto -rrb- report stated that three-quarters of people in the world travelling to europe need a visa . according to the latest visa openness report by the unwto , 62 per cent of the world 's population was required a traditional visa prior to departure in 2014 , down from 77 per cent in 2008 . a total of 19 per cent of the world 's population was able to enter a destination without a visa , while 16 per cent could receive a visa on arrival -lrb- compared to 17 per cent and 6 per cent in 2008 -rrb- . somalia , -lrb- left -rrb- , was ranked 92nd , allowing visa-free access to 32 countries . iraq passports , -lrb- right -rrb- , enable citizens to visit 31 countries visa-free . one of the most restricted passports is that of somalian citizens , who are barred from belgium and canada .
dr. rick sacra , an american ebola patient in nebraska , is released from a medical center . sacra received plasma from a survivor and an experimental drug . he has been declared free of the ebola virus .
dr. rick sacra , who entered the nebraska medical center three weeks ago with ebola , was released thursday . `` the cdc has declared me safe and free of the virus , '' sacra said at a news conference . `` thank god , i love you all ! '' sacra joked about now being a lifetime huskers fan as he thanked his medical team , the biocontainment unit team and his friend , dr. kent brantly . sacra and brantly were infected with ebola while working in liberia with the aid organization serving in mission . sacra was treating patients in an obstetrics clinic in monrovia and was not working directly with ebola patients . he said that he does not know how he became infected with the virus but that it 's possible one of the women he helped had the disease . brantly , who tested negative for the deadly virus after receiving treatment in atlanta , flew to nebraska where sacra was in isolation and donated his blood two weeks ago . doctors believe brantly 's plasma had antibodies that sacra needed to help his immune system fight the deadly virus . the nebraska medical center owns one of just a few biocontainment units that exist in the united states . `` i did say , wow , nebraska ? who made that decision ? '' sacra joked . `` once i heard about -lrb- the biocontainment unit -rrb- i was like cool , i 've never been to nebraska . '' in addition to the blood transfusion , doctors gave sacra aggressive supportive care , including electrolytes and iv fluids . the nebraska doctors also gave sacra an experimental drug called tkm-ebola , which the fda recently approved for wider use . owning a passport opens up a world of possibility and freedom for travellers - or so you would think . in some countries around the world , even if you are lucky enough to have access to the government-issued documents , you are still restricted and barred from several countries . henley and partners created a visa restrictions index , which ranks countries globally in accordance to the travel freedom their inhabitants enjoy - with some surprising results . scroll down for video . the visa restrictions index analyses countries ability to travel visa-free . the latest results were based on results from may 20 , 2014 . 1 -rrb- finland . = germany . = sweden . sacra locked himself in his room for three days when he first came down with a fever in liberia on august 29 . a mobile cdc lab confirmed he had the disease on the third day , and by the sixth he was flying home to the united states . `` i never felt like i was not going to make it , '' he said . `` the care was so excellent , so speedy , so prompt , that i 'm just thanking god for that . '' sacra says he is now feeling good , though he 's still very weak . he was up to five minutes on a stationary bike he had in his hospital room before being released , but even that tired him out . what happens when you survive ebola ? sacra has done missionary health work for the past 25 years . he had flown to monrovia in august after learning his colleagues from serving in mission had gotten sick . sacra worried that ebola would cause a `` domino effect '' on the already vulnerable liberian health care system and that people with common ailments would n't get help . = usa . = united kingdom -lrb- 174 points -rrb- . 2 -rrb- canada . when sacra arrived in monrovia , that 's exactly what he found . his wife , debbie , has said there was n't a single pair of latex gloves to buy in the entire city . without protective equipment , medical clinics shut down . she says sacra drove from hardware store to hardware store , looking for boots to protect his staff . when he was finally able to open the clinic , for some it was too late . she says dozens of pregnant women who needed cesarean sections turned up at the clinic after having failed to find help anywhere else in the city . by the time these women arrived at sacra 's clinic `` only the mothers ' lives could be saved , '' debbie sacra said . at the news conference , rick sacra thanked everyone around the world who had prayed for him during his time of need and asked for more prayers and practical health for the people of west africa . `` the ebola crisis continues to spin out of control , '' he said . he and his wife will return home soon , where sacra said he hopes to take his dog for a long walk . he knows his recovery will move slowly , as brantly told him to `` be patient . '' but he is not ruling out an eventual return to liberia , the country he called his second home . = denmark -lrb- 173 points -rrb- . 3 -rrb- belgium . = france . = italy . = japan . = korea -lrb- republic of south -rrb- . = luxembourg . = netherlands . = portugal . = spain -lrb- 172 points -rrb- . where it might be expected that countries such as north korea and possibly cuba could take the bottom spots for the most restricted travel freedom , they actually place at 86 and 69 respectively , from a ranking of a total of 94 . each country was given a score by global consulting firm henley and partners , who specialise in residence and citizenship planning . the score was calculated based on visa regulations of all countries and territories in the world , and the number of other countries that their citizens can travel to without having to obtain a visa . taking
dr. rick sacra , who entered the nebraska medical center three weeks ago with ebola , was released thursday . `` the cdc has declared me safe and free of the virus , '' sacra said at a news conference . `` thank god , i love you all ! '' sacra joked about now being a lifetime huskers fan as he thanked his medical team , the biocontainment unit team and his friend , dr. kent brantly . sacra and brantly were infected with ebola while working in liberia with the aid organization serving in mission . sacra was treating patients in an obstetrics clinic in monrovia and was not working directly with ebola patients . he said that he does not know how he became infected with the virus but that it 's possible one of the women he helped had the disease . brantly , who tested negative for the deadly virus after receiving treatment in atlanta , flew to nebraska where sacra was in isolation and donated his blood two weeks ago . doctors believe brantly 's plasma had antibodies that sacra needed to help his immune system fight the deadly virus . the nebraska medical center owns one of just a few biocontainment units that exist in the united states . `` i did say , wow , nebraska ? who made that decision ? '' sacra joked . `` once i heard about -lrb- the biocontainment unit -rrb- i was like cool , i 've never been to nebraska . '' in addition to the blood transfusion , doctors gave sacra aggressive supportive care , including electrolytes and iv fluids . the nebraska doctors also gave sacra an experimental drug called tkm-ebola , which the fda recently approved for wider use . owning a passport opens up a world of possibility and freedom for travellers - or so you would think . in some countries around the world , even if you are lucky enough to have access to the government-issued documents , you are still restricted and barred from several countries . henley and partners created a visa restrictions index , which ranks countries globally in accordance to the travel freedom their inhabitants enjoy - with some surprising results . scroll down for video . the visa restrictions index analyses countries ability to travel visa-free . the latest results were based on results from may 20 , 2014 . 1 -rrb- finland . = germany . = sweden . sacra locked himself in his room for three days when he first came down with a fever in liberia on august 29 . a mobile cdc lab confirmed he had the disease on the third day , and by the sixth he was flying home to the united states . `` i never felt like i was not going to make it , '' he said . `` the care was so excellent , so speedy , so prompt , that i 'm just thanking god for that . '' sacra says he is now feeling good , though he 's still very weak . he was up to five minutes on a stationary bike he had in his hospital room before being released , but even that tired him out . what happens when you survive ebola ? sacra has done missionary health work for the past 25 years . he had flown to monrovia in august after learning his colleagues from serving in mission had gotten sick . sacra worried that ebola would cause a `` domino effect '' on the already vulnerable liberian health care system and that people with common ailments would n't get help . = usa . = united kingdom -lrb- 174 points -rrb- . 2 -rrb- canada . when sacra arrived in monrovia , that 's exactly what he found . his wife , debbie , has said there was n't a single pair of latex gloves to buy in the entire city . without protective equipment , medical clinics shut down . she says sacra drove from hardware store to hardware store , looking for boots to protect his staff . when he was finally able to open the clinic , for some it was too late . she says dozens of pregnant women who needed cesarean sections turned up at the clinic after having failed to find help anywhere else in the city . by the time these women arrived at sacra 's clinic `` only the mothers ' lives could be saved , '' debbie sacra said . at the news conference , rick sacra thanked everyone around the world who had prayed for him during his time of need and asked for more prayers and practical health for the people of west africa . `` the ebola crisis continues to spin out of control , '' he said . he and his wife will return home soon , where sacra said he hopes to take his dog for a long walk . he knows his recovery will move slowly , as brantly told him to `` be patient . '' but he is not ruling out an eventual return to liberia , the country he called his second home . = denmark -lrb- 173 points -rrb- . 3 -rrb- belgium . = france . = italy . = japan travel freedom index . a un world tourism organization -lrb- unwto -rrb- report stated that three-quarters of people in the world travelling to europe need a visa . according to the latest visa openness report by the unwto , 62 per cent of the world 's population was required a traditional visa prior to departure in 2014 , down from 77 per cent in 2008 . a total of 19 per cent of the world 's population was able to enter a destination without a visa , while 16 per cent could receive a visa on arrival -lrb- compared to 17 per cent and 6 per cent in 2008 -rrb- . somalia , -lrb- left -rrb- , was ranked 92nd , allowing visa-free access to 32 countries .
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dr. rick sacra , who entered the nebraska medical center three weeks ago with ebola , was released thursday . `` the cdc has declared me safe and free of the virus , '' sacra said at a news conference . `` thank god , i love you all ! '' sacra joked about now being a lifetime huskers fan as he thanked his medical team , the biocontainment unit team and his friend , dr. kent brantly . sacra and brantly were infected with ebola while working in liberia with the aid organization serving in mission . sacra was treating patients in an obstetrics clinic in monrovia and was not working directly with ebola patients . he said that he does not know how he became infected with the virus but that it 's possible one of the women he helped had the disease . brantly , who tested negative for the deadly virus after receiving treatment in atlanta , flew to nebraska where sacra was in isolation and donated his blood two weeks ago . doctors believe brantly 's plasma had antibodies that sacra needed to help his immune system fight the deadly virus . the nebraska medical center owns one of just a few biocontainment units that exist in the united states . `` i did say , wow , nebraska ? who made that decision ? '' sacra joked . `` once i heard about -lrb- the biocontainment unit -rrb- i was like cool , i 've never been to nebraska . '' in addition to the blood transfusion , doctors gave sacra aggressive supportive care , including electrolytes and iv fluids . the nebraska doctors also gave sacra an experimental drug called tkm-ebola , which the fda recently approved for wider use . owning a passport opens up a world of possibility and freedom for travellers - or so you would think . in some countries around the world , even if you are lucky enough to have access to the government-issued documents , you are still restricted and barred from several countries . henley and partners created a visa restrictions index , which ranks countries globally in accordance to the travel freedom their inhabitants enjoy - with some surprising results . scroll down for video . the visa restrictions index analyses countries ability to travel visa-free . the latest results were based on results from may 20 , 2014 . 1 -rrb- finland . = germany . = sweden . sacra locked himself in his room for three days when he first came down with a fever in liberia on august 29 . a mobile cdc lab confirmed he had the disease on the third day , and by the sixth he was flying home to the united states . `` i never felt like i was not going to make it , '' he said . `` the care was so excellent , so speedy , so prompt , that i 'm just thanking god for that . '' sacra says he is now feeling good , though he 's still very weak . he was up to five minutes on a stationary bike he had in his hospital room before being released , but even that tired him out . what happens when you survive ebola ? sacra has done missionary health work for the past 25 years . he had flown to monrovia in august after learning his colleagues from serving in mission had gotten sick . sacra worried that ebola would cause a `` domino effect '' on the already vulnerable liberian health care system and that people with common ailments would n't get help . = usa . = united kingdom -lrb- 174 points -rrb- . 2 -rrb- canada . when sacra arrived in monrovia , that 's exactly what he found . his wife , debbie , has said there was n't a single pair of latex gloves to buy in the entire city . without protective equipment , medical clinics shut down . she says sacra drove from hardware store to hardware store , looking for boots to protect his staff . when he was finally able to open the clinic , for some it was too late . she says dozens of pregnant women who needed cesarean sections turned up at the clinic after having failed to find help anywhere else in the city . by the time these women arrived at sacra 's clinic `` only the mothers ' lives could be saved , '' debbie sacra said . at the news conference
 Dr. Sacra, who was infected with Ebola while working in Liberia, has been declared safe and free of the virus by the CDC. He was released from the Nebraska Medical Center after three weeks of treatment. Dr. Sacra joked about now being able to hug his family and friends without fear of infecting them. He thanked God, his medical team, and the people of Nebraska for their support during his recovery. Dr. Sacra also expressed gratitude towards the aid organization he worked with, which helped him get medical attention quickly. He mentioned that he would continue to work in Liberia to help others affected by the outbreak. The article also mentions that Dr. Sacra's case has brought attention to the need for more resources and funding to combat the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.