The United States government has issued restrictions to travellers originating from the DRC not to bord flights to USA if they have been to the central African state 21 days prior.
“Travelers, including Americans, who have been in the DRC within 21 days of their flight will not be allowed to board flights with U.S. destinations,” US embassy in Kinshasa said on Tuesday.
The embassy said ,”travelers should plan to remain outside the United States until at least 21 days after they leave the DRC.”
“This applies even if travelers were on an airplane that stopped at an airport in DRC regardless of whether they disembarked or stayed on the airplane.”
The restrictions according to the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) aims to reduce the risk of Ebola importation into the United States, CDC is temporarily restricting U.S. entry for travelers who were recently in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
