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U.S. Sets 21-Day Wait for Citizens Leaving DRC to Curb Ebola Entry
The United States will bar American citizens who have been in the Democratic Republic of Congo from boarding flights home until they spend 21 days elsewhere. Officials cited Title 42 and Title 49 authority to reduce the risk of importing the virus.
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The United States announced Wednesday that American citizens who have traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo must spend 21 days outside the country before boarding commercial flights to the U.S. The measure aims to limit the spread of Ebola. The order applies to U.S. citizens departing from the DRC and prevents boarding unless the 21-day period has elapsed.
Non-U.S. citizens who have been in the country already face travel restrictions to the United States.
More than 2,000 Ebola cases, including 754 deaths, have been recorded in the DRC. The outbreak has reached five provinces, according to figures released Wednesday by Congolese health authorities. The World Health Organization stated the outbreak may be two to four times larger than official counts.
There is no approved vaccine or treatment for the Bundibugyo strain driving the current cases. The first clinical trial of an antiviral drug for this strain began Tuesday, the WHO said.
