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U.S. announces Ebola-related travel restrictions amid outbreak in Congo, Uganda
Federal agencies are screening arrivals and may bar some foreign travelers for 30 days as the outbreak has killed at least 100 people.
- 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DRC and two in Uganda, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assists a small number of Americans being withdrawn from the region after exposure.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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US Issues Travel Advisories Over Ebola Outbreak in Congo - The Thinking Conservative News
The CDC released an alert over an outbreak of a strain of the Ebola virus in the DRC as the UN health body declared it an international emergency. The post US Issues Travel Advisories Over Ebola Outbreak in Congo appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
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