U.S. announces Ebola-related travel restrictions amid outbreak in Congo, Uganda
The order aims to slow a fast-moving outbreak that has caused more than 100 deaths and prompted WHO to declare an international health emergency.
- On Monday, President Trump imposed a U.S. entry ban on foreign travelers who visited the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan within the past 21 days, citing the fast-moving Ebola outbreak.
- The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday, after at least 100 deaths and 336 suspected cases were reported across the DRC and Uganda.
- Officials confirmed 10 cases in the DRC and two in Uganda, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assists a small number of Americans being withdrawn from the region after exposure.
- Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, signed the 30-day order mandating enhanced public health screening and traveler monitoring for people arriving from affected areas.
- While the risk to the American public remains "low," the virus has a 21-day incubation period, prompting federal agencies to implement these preventive measures across global transit hubs.
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CDC Bans Foreign Travelers From DRC, Uganda, & South Sudan Over Ebola Outbreak
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The US issues a Level 4 Ebola travel advisory, urging citizens to avoid travel to the DRC, South Sudan, and Uganda due to a recent outbreak. Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-us-warns-citizens-against-travel-to-congo-two-others/
For those who have been in Uganda, Congo, South Sudan in the last 3 weeks. Critics from the African Union Public Health Agency (ANSA)
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