State Department Stops Visa Services for 3 African Nations Amid Outbreak

There have been at least 500 suspected cases and 131 suspected deaths associated ⁠with the outbreak, according to the World Health ​Organization.

A Congolese health worker prepares to administer the Ebola vaccine outside the house of a victim who died from Ebola in the village of Mangina in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Aug. 18, 2018. Olivia Acland/Reuters

After U.S. health officials imposed restrictions on travel from multiple African countries amid an Ebola outbreak, the State Department said that visa services are paused and that no appointments will be scheduled in Uganda, South Sudan, or the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

A health order signed by acting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on Monday suspended people from those three countries from entering the United States due to the risk posed by Ebola, a virus that health authorities say can cause severe disease or death.