JARRED HILL:
00:00:49
Debora [INAUDIBLE] was a passenger on the flight. Having a crew mask up when they were not informing us of what was going on is very concerning.
JARRED HILL:
00:00:58
A US Customs and Border Protection spokesperson told CBS News, due to entry restrictions put in place to reduce the risk of the Ebola virus, the passenger should not have boarded the plane. It's not clear if the person was showing any symptoms or the last time they were in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is the center of a new Ebola outbreak. According to the World Health organization, more than 130 people have died, and there are over 500 more suspected cases. Both numbers are expected to rise. An American surgeon working as a missionary in Eastern Congo has tested positive and will be treated at a German hospital. His wife, a doctor as well, and their four children are also headed there. They're set to stay in a special isolation ward. Another American doctor has been taken to the Czech Republic. The World Health Organization met Wednesday. The situation is a public health emergency of international concern but is not a pandemic emergency.
JARRED HILL:
00:01:56
In the US, today, new restrictions take effect for foreign travelers who've been in Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan in the past 21 days, in attempt to contain any possible spread. The US says that it's funneling people coming from those countries through Washington Dulles Airport in Virginia, where they are surging public health resources.
HOST:
00:02:17
All right. Very serious stuff there. Jarred, thank you.
