DHS redirects Ebola-linked travelers to Dulles for enhanced screening
TL;DR
DHS plans a rule to require U.S.-bound travelers who have been in Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan within the past 21 days to fly into Washington Dulles for enhanced public-health screening, with cargo flights excluded; the policy, coordinated with CBP, follows CDC entry restrictions and ongoing outbreak updates, though specific protocols have not yet been disclosed.
- DHS to tighten Ebola restrictions for foreign travelers coming to U.S. from some African countries CBS News
- Should you worry about the Ebola outbreak? Here’s what the numbers tell us CNN
- Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type NPR
- Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern World Health Organization (WHO)
- White House resisted letting doctor with Ebola return to U.S. The Washington Post
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