U.S. announces Ebola-related travel restrictions amid outbreak in Congo, Uganda
The CDC said the ban will help screen exposed travelers as the outbreak has caused more than 100 deaths and no vaccine is available.
- 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DRC and two in Uganda, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assists a small number of Americans being withdrawn from the region after exposure.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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Washington is putting in place, on Monday, more controls for air travellers from countries affected by the Ebola epidemic in Africa (Uganda, DRC and South Sudan). Visas for foreigners travelling in these areas will be temporarily restrictedThe Ebola virus is experiencing an epidemic outbreak, an American national has been infected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
On Monday, May 18, 2026, the United States announced a strengthening of health controls at the Ebola border, which infected a United States national in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the main health agency in the United States, announced the introduction of entry restrictions for foreign nationals from affected areas in Africa.
US bans entry to foreigners travelling from Africa after American contracts Ebola
The US has banned entry to foreigners travelling from several African countries after health officials confirmed an American citizen had contracted Ebola.The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) imposed a 30-day suspension on foreign nationals who have recently travelled through the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda or South Sudan within the past three weeks.The restrictions will not apply to US citizens or lawful perman…
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President Donald Trump said he is "certainly" worried about the Ebola outbreak as the US bans travellers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan amid the highly contagious virus spreading across Africa
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