Americans in the Democratic Republic of Congo won't be able to fly straight home, at least for now. Per Reuters, the Trump administration is moving to put US citizens currently in Congo—or those who've recently departed—on a "do not board" list, a White House official says. Using transportation powers under Title 49, the US will require those travelers to first spend at least 21 days in another country before boarding a commercial flight to the United States. The news comes after the CDC announced last week that a second US citizen, a staffer for a humanitarian group working in Congo, tested positive for the deadly virus. In May, an American missionary doctor was evacuated from Congo to Germany after becoming infected.
The move follows a growing Ebola outbreak in Congo, where officials report more than 1,900 confirmed cases and 702 deaths, as of Sunday. Ebola, which spreads via contact with infected bodily fluids, can cause high fever, vomiting, and bleeding. Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, emergencies chief for the World Health Organization, tells the AP that "80% of new cases are outside our contact lists and so are coming to us from unknown chains of transmission." About two dozen Americans who'd expected to fly on Tuesday will be affected, per the White House official who spoke to Reuters, adding that the State Department will assist them during the delay. More info from the CDC here for those who've been in Congo, or other areas also affected by Ebola.
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