{"id":2772,"date":"2026-05-28T04:02:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2772"},"modified":"2026-05-28T04:02:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:02:31","slug":"houston-city-council-receives-update-on-enhanced-ebola-screening-at-bush-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2772","title":{"rendered":"Houston City Council receives update on enhanced Ebola screening at Bush Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>Houston is now home to one of only three airports in the entire country routing and screening passengers arriving from parts of Africa currently battling an Ebola outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2770\">Richmond man sentenced to 65 years behind bars for 2022 fatal shooting in Fort Bend County<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>U.S. Travel Restrictions<\/h2>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Big picture view:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Following federal directives, travel into the United States from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and Uganda is now heavily restricted.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Under the new guidelines, only passengers holding a valid U.S. passport will be allowed immediate reentry into the country from those areas. Anyone else attempting to travel from the affected nations will be required to wait 21 days\u2014the incubation period for the virus\u2014before they are permitted to enter the U.S.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><strong>Ebola outbreak in Africa spurs global health emergency declaration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<h2>Why Houston Was Chosen<\/h2>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Local perspective:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) joined Washington-Dulles International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as the only three designated sites for this enhanced federal screening.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>During a Houston City Council meeting Wednesday morning, local officials stressed that there is no immediate cause for panic. According to Dr. Theresa Tran, Houston Mayor John Whitmire\u2019s health director, Bush Airport was chosen as a frontline screening site precisely because of the city&#8217;s vast medical and federal resources.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The anticipated number of individuals repatriating to the United States is about 100 to 150 people per day,&#8221; Dr. Tran explained. &#8220;We are, as a country, about five days into this screening happening through Dulles. Very recently, Hartsfield Atlanta came online, and then just as of midnight, we came online.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2767\">DA\u2019s office wants 40-year-old career thief with almost 2 dozen felony theft charges held with no bond<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Tran added that local impacts will likely remain manageable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If we&#8217;re averaging them out, then we may see 30 to 50 individuals who are being repatriated through IAH at any given day,&#8221; Dr. Tran said.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<h2>Impact on FIFA World Cup Prep<\/h2>\n<p> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>With Houston gearing up to host matches for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, questions have emerged regarding whether the health screening protocols will disrupt international soccer fans.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Tran assured the public that soccer fans have no reason to worry. 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