US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to discuss coordination in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, amid concerns over the Ebola outbreak.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday called European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to convey the concerns and “to discuss U.S. and European coordination andin the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda ,” the State Department said in a statement.
“The department’s highest priority and focus remain protecting the health of the American people and preventing this Ebola outbreak from reaching our shores,” it said.confront the outbreakThe official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private call between Rubio and von der Leyen, said it’s time for action and that without it, transatlantic travel could be affected.financial contributions to combat the diseaseThe World Cup tournament opens Thursday in Mexico and unfolds over nearly six weeks, with the United States hosting most of the games.
The Trump administration has banned travelers who have been in one of the affected countries in the previous three weeks from entering the United States and isThere are relatively few direct flights between Africa and the United States per day but more than 300 direct daily flights between Europe and the United States. The U.S. says it has contributed more than $200 million to efforts to end the outbreak in Congo and Uganda since it was first confirmed last month.
The European Union announced earlier Tuesday that it was boosting its Ebola response funding by 16.5 million euros on top of 15 million euros related to the outbreak that it contributed last month. The European Union delegation in Washington had no immediate response about Rubio’s call with von der Leyen.
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