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US to block citizens in Congo from immediate travel home: Reuters

About two dozen Americans were set to board U.S.-bound flights, and officials said travelers must spend 21 days in a third country before returning.

  • The Trump administration blocked American citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo from traveling to the U.S. on commercial flights on Monday, citing a widening Ebola outbreak that has spread to multiple provinces.
  • Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy signed the order after the virus spread to areas near Kinshasa, with confirmed cases rising to 1,926 and 702 deaths by Sunday, official data showed.
  • Under Title 49, the order places affected Americans on a "do-not-board" list, requiring them to spend at least 21 days in a third country before returning to the U.S.
  • Some two dozen Americans set to board flights on Tuesday face travel delays, while the State Department provides support during the waiting period and the CDC monitors a citizen who tested positive for Bundibugyo Ebola.
  • The often-fatal disease spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids from infected people or animals, causing high fever, vomiting, and internal and external bleeding, underscoring why officials maintain strict travel restrictions as the outbreak expands.
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The Epoch Times broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, July 13, 2026.
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