US-bound plane diverts to Canada after person from Ebola-hit region boards 'in error'
Summary
A plane flying from Paris to Detroit was diverted to Canada because a passenger from the Ebola-affected Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) boarded the flight by mistake. U.S. officials said the passenger should not have been allowed on the plane due to entry restrictions aimed at stopping Ebola from spreading.Key Facts
- The Air France flight was redirected to Montreal instead of Detroit after the error was discovered.
- The passenger had been in the Ebola outbreak region in DR Congo, where nearly 140 people have died and over 600 cases are suspected.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the passenger was mistakenly allowed to board the flight.
- The United States restricts entry for travelers without U.S. passports who were in DR Congo, South Sudan, or Uganda in the past three weeks.
- U.S. residents returning from those countries must enter through Washington-Dulles Airport for special health checks.
- The Ebola outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization.
- One American doctor who worked in DR Congo tested positive for Ebola and is being treated in Germany.
- There is no vaccine yet for the current Ebola virus type (Bundibugyo), and one may take up to nine months to be ready.
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