Politico EU • May 30, 2026 12:00

US’s Ebola travel bans stir up Covid-era conflict over outbreak response

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The Trump administration has implemented some of the United States’ most stringent travel restrictions for infectious disease ever.

Story Timeline

Wed 07:52 - Al Jazeera English

DRC flight suspension and Uganda border curbs isolate Ebola-hit Bunia

Thu 05:25 - Al Jazeera English

Ebola outbreak: What travel restrictions have countries imposed?

Fri 10:12 - Al Jazeera English

Kenyan court suspends US Ebola quarantine facility plan

Sat 10:00 - The Hill

Trump focuses on keeping Ebola out of US over fighting outbreak abroad

Sat 12:00 - Politico EU

US’s Ebola travel bans stir up Covid-era conflict over outbreak response

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Al Jazeera English

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10:12

Kenyan court suspends US Ebola quarantine facility plan

The plan to send Ebola-exposed US nationals to Kenya, which has no known cases of the virus, has provoked a backlash.

05:25

Ebola outbreak: What travel restrictions have countries imposed?

Some countries ban arrivals from affected countries while others step up screening in bid to contain rare strain.

07:52

DRC flight suspension and Uganda border curbs isolate Ebola-hit Bunia

Bunia faces isolation amid Ebola outbreak fears, with airspace closure and Ugandan border curbs adding economic strain.

The Hill

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10:00

Trump focuses on keeping Ebola out of US over fighting outbreak abroad

The Trump administration has turned inward in response to the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda, with increasingly isolationist policies that are alarming and disappointing infectious disease experts. According to …