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Health● Elevated2h ago · Nov 4, 2026, 6:32 AM

US requires air passengers to attest they haven’t visited Ebola-hit DRC

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Africanews [en] · North America

US-bound air passengers must sign a statement that they have not travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of a deadly Ebola outbreak, under new rules coming into force on Tuesday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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