US bans foreign travelers from Ebola-impacted nations
The order comes as the CDC confirmed an American physician working in the outbreak zone tested positive for the virus. The doctor is being transported to Germany, along with six other Americans, for treatment and observation, officials told reporters. CDC officials said Germany has experience treating Ebola patients and was a shorter flight from the Congo.
- ▪The order comes as the CDC confirmed an American physician working in the outbreak zone tested positive for the virus.
- ▪The doctor is being transported to Germany, along with six other Americans, for treatment and observation, officials told reporters.
- ▪CDC officials said Germany has experience treating Ebola patients and was a shorter flight from the Congo.
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Healthcare US bans foreign travelers from Ebola-impacted nations Comments: by Nathaniel Weixel - 05/18/26 1:47 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Nathaniel Weixel - 05/18/26 1:47 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING In response to a growing Ebola outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday said it is imposing a ban on foreign passport holders from entering the country if they have been in Uganda, Congo or South Sudan in the previous 21 days. The order comes as the CDC confirmed an American physician working in the outbreak zone tested positive for the virus. The doctor is being transported to Germany, along with six other Americans, for treatment and observation, officials told reporters.
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