Belgium Denies U.S. Demand for Congo Travel Ban Before World Cup
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Belgium Rejects US Demand For Congo Travel Ban Amid Ebola Fears
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Worthy News) – Belgium has rejected a U.S. request to impose an entry ban on travelers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, deepening a transatlantic dispute over how to respond to a potentially deadly Ebola outbreak ahead of the FIFA World Cup, the global football (soccer) tournament beginning Thursday in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Belgian Health M…
The Belgian authorities have refused to accede to the request made by Washington to the European countries to adopt greater restrictions on arrivals from African countries affected by Ebola, notably the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on the eve of the World Championship, reports the Policy. Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian Minister of Health, told Radio 1 that Belgium will continue to follow the scientific recommendations, in particular fro…
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