The US State Department on Tuesday strongly urged Americans to not travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), South Sudan or Uganda amid mounting worries over a deadly Ebola outbreak.
The department gave the three Central African countries its highest travel advisory — “Level 4: Do Not Travel” — and also urged citizens to “reconsider travel” to neighboring Rwanda. The announcement came a day after US health authorities announced enhanced airport screenings for travelers from outbreak-hit areas and temporarily suspended some visa processing.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the risk to the US homeland remained low, but was working to evacuate an American doctor who contracted the virus and six others for monitoring from the DRC.
German officials said Tuesday that they were prepared to receive the ill doctor.