United States imposes travel restrictions on three African nations due to Ebola outbreak

Key facts

• The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced travel restrictions on people without US passports who have been in Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan in the past three weeks.
• At least 131 people have died from the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to health minister Samuel Roger Kamba.
• One death has been reported in neighboring Uganda, as per the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• The travel order does not apply to US citizens, green-card holders, or US service members.
• The CDC stated that the outbreak poses a low immediate risk to the US general public and the order is in effect for 30 days.