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President Barack Obama said hes open to naming a single person as an Ebola czar to coordinate the U.S. domestic response and that the key to stemming the spread of the virus is battling it in West Africa.

Obama again rejected banning entry to the U.S. of people from the affected countries. While saying he has no philosophical objection necessarily to a travel ban, the president cited specialists in disease control as recommending against it because may lead to a worse outcome.

After the administration acknowledged lapses in handling the first U.S. cases, Obama said hes mobilizing the federal government to contain any spread of the virus within the countrys borders.

I understand that people are scared, Obama said after meeting in the Oval Office with the top government officials coordinating the Ebola response. Its important for us to provide assurances to the public that folks are taking this very seriously, and they are.

Republican lawmakers are criticizing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventions response to Ebola after a Liberian man visiting Dallas died of the disease last week and two nurses who treated him became the first people infected in the U.S.

Obama said he talked with the governors of Texas and Ohio about the Ebola cases. The second nurse who was infected traveled by commercial airliner to Cleveland and back to Dallas, and developed initial symptoms during the trip.

He said there may have been problems with how the protective gear for health workers was worn or was removed that led to the infections. We dont know yet exactly what happened.

The government will take steps to track and monitor anyone who was close to the second nurse, he said.

Obama canceled a planned speech on the economy in Rhode Island and a political fundraiser in New York to stay in Washington today to meet with administration officials, confer with lawmakers and call other world leaders on Ebola.

The change in schedule signaled the administrations sense of urgency in making sure the virus is contained, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said.

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Obama Says Hes Open to Ebola Czar, Rejects Travel Ban