Trump admin puts Americans in Congo on "do-not-board" list, barring return
Summary
The Trump administration has stopped Americans in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from returning to the US during the ongoing Ebola outbreak. People who have been in the DRC must first spend 21 days in a third country before they can fly back to the US.Key Facts
- The US placed Americans in or recently from the DRC on a "do-not-board" list, preventing their immediate travel home.
- The restriction comes amid an Ebola outbreak that is spreading faster than response efforts can control.
- Travelers must stay 21 days in a different country before returning to the United States.
- About two dozen Americans were blocked from boarding flights home after the rule was announced.
- It is unclear if US government workers in the DRC, such as CDC employees, are also affected.
- Ebola spreads through direct contact with body fluids of sick or recently deceased people, not through casual contact.
- The CDC states that "do-not-board" lists are meant for people known or suspected to have contagious diseases, not everyone from outbreak countries.
- The World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak is out of control and lacks sufficient funding, partially due to the US withdrawing its membership.
- As of July 14, nearly 2,000 Ebola cases and over 700 deaths have been reported in the DRC.
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