Obama meets with cured Ebola nurse

President Barack Obama has met with Nina Pham, one of two US nurses who has been cured of Ebola, the White House said.

The meeting took place in the Oval Office at 1:30pm local time.

Ms Pham contracted Ebola after treating a Liberian man in Texas who later died of the virus.

Mr Obama has been vocal in calling on Americans not to give in to fear or hysteria around Ebola, stressing that the virus does not spread easily and that the US is well-equipped to deal with any eventual new cases.

Earlier this month, Mr Obama said he had "shook hands with, hugged and kissed" nurses who had treated an Ebola patient.