US Imposes 21-Day Travel Restrictions on Passengers from Ebola-Affected DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan
The United States has implemented temporary travel restrictions requiring passengers who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan within 21 days to wait before boarding commercial flights to the US, as authorities respond to an ongoing Ebola outbreak. The restrictions come as Congo monitors 200 boat passengers near Kinshasa after a traveler died with Ebola-like symptoms, and the US announces an additional $242 million in aid to combat the outbreak.