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US urges Europe to step up travel measures to prevent spread of Ebola from Africa

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US urges Europe to step up travel measures to prevent spread of Ebola from Africa
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The Trump administration is telling European nations that they need to step up their travel restrictions for people from Ebola-hit countries in Africa.

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– The Trump administration is telling European nations that they need to step up their travel restrictions for people coming to the continent fromSecretary 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 and“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. The 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.

The 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.

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