ExclusiveUS Imposes Travel Restrictions Over Ebola Outbreak in Africa

The United States government on Monday invoked Title 42, a public health law, to limit entry from the affected region by the Ebola outbreak for at least 30 days, starting Monday. Under the order, the U.S. will not let people without U.S. passports enter the United States if they have been to Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan within the last 21 days, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, said in a public health order. At this time, CDC assesses the immediate risk to the general U.S. public as low, but we will continue to evaluate the evolving situation and may adjust public health measures as additional information becomes available, reads the Title 42 order. U.S. officials are also going to step up public health screening and monitoring of other travelers who have arrived from areas affected by the outbreak, the CDC said in a statement. On Sunday, the World Health Organization declared the Ebola epidemic a public health emergency of international concern. More than 100 suspected deaths have been linked to the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, CNN reported, citing John Kaseya, the director general of Africa CDC.