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White House Tells Congo’s Soccer Team to Isolate, Citing Ebola Outbreak
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White House Tells Congo’s Soccer Team to Isolate, Citing Ebola Outbreak

NY Times · May 23, 2026, 10:44 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

The team, now in Belgium, must isolate there for 21 days or risk being denied permission to come to Houston for the World Cup, an official said.

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