US to block citizens in Congo from immediate travel home, citing Ebola

WASHINGTON: THE Trump administration on Monday said it is blocking American citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo from traveling to ​the U.S. on commercial flights, according to a White House official.

The ‌order, which is being taken under a transportation authority known as Title 49, will place U.S. citizens in Congo or those who have recently left on a “do-not-board” list ​until they have spent at least 21 days in a third ​country, the person said.