U.S. To Funnel Travelers From Ebola Countries Through Five Airports

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The United States will force all flights from countries that have Ebola outbreaks to five airports to allow more through screening for the virus.

Anyone flying into the U.S. from Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea will now have to travel through JFK in New York, Newark in New Jersey, Dulles in Washington, D.C., Atlanta or Chicago.  The move goes into effect immediately according to the Department of Homeland Security.

“We are working closely with the airlines to implement these restrictions with minimal travel disruption,” Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said in a statement. “If not already handled by the airlines, the few impacted travelers should contact the airlines for rebooking, as needed.”

Johnson said that 94% of passengers from those areas reportedly already come through those airports, so it should have minimal impact on the worldwide airline flight schedules.

“We currently have in place measures to identify and screen anyone at all land, sea and air ports of entry into the United States who we have reason to believe has been present in Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea in the preceding 21 days,” Johnson said.

A Washington-based travel group told Reuters that an average of 150 per day come into the U.S. from those countries.

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