US vows to prevent any Ebola cases from entering the country
The United States is taking measures to prevent any Ebola cases from entering the country amid an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized the importance of containing the virus and announced discussions with Kenya for a quarantine facility. The CDC has implemented entry restrictions and is screening travelers from affected regions.
- ▪The outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resulted in approximately 220 deaths and 900 cases.
- ▪Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the U.S. will not allow any Ebola cases to enter the country.
- ▪The CDC has imposed entry restrictions for travelers from the DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards his plane at Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, Armenia, Tuesday. 2026. Reuters-YonhapWASHINGTON — The United States said on Wednesday it must prevent any cases of Ebola from entering the country from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an outbreak has already caused a suspected 220 deaths and 900 cases. The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola the third-largest such outbreak on record, and a public health emergency of international concern."We cannot and will not allow any cases of Ebola to enter the United States," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday at President Donald Trump's cabinet meeting.
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