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US to let DR Congo football team in for World Cup despite Ebola restrictions

The US has banned non-Americans who have visited DR Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the last 21 days from entry.

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The US has banned non-Americans who have visited DR Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the last 21 days from entry. The United States will ensure that the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) football team can enter the country to play in the World Cup, making an exemption to an Ebola-related entry ban, according to a senior Department of State official.

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