CAIRO: Bahrain said on Tuesday it was suspending the entry of foreign travelers arriving from South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda due to the Ebola virus outbreak. The suspension will be effective for 30 days starting Tuesday, according to the country’s state news agency. The World Health Organization expressed deep concern on Tuesday at the speed and scale of the Ebola outbreak, as the number of cases rises.

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The U.S. CDC on Monday restricted non-U.S. passport holders from entering the U.S. if they have been to three African nations amid an Ebola outbreak.

The CDC said it is suspending entry for some non-U.S. travelers who have been in Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan due to the Ebola outbreak.