US to block citizens in DRC from immediate travel home, citing Ebola
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday that a US citizen working for a humanitarian organisation in Congo had tested positive for the Bundibugyo Ebola virus; one American infected in Congo was admitted to Frankfurt University Hospital in Germany early on Monday, officials said.
The Trump administration on Monday said it is blocking American citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo from travelling to the United States (US) on commercial flights, according to a White House official.
Some two dozen Americans were set to board flights to the US on Tuesday after having travelled to Congo, according to the US official, who said the State Department would support them and others affected during the waiting period.
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