00:00There is an American that is symptomatic and has tested positive for, it's the Bundibuja virus,
00:07a strain of Ebola. That American, as well as six other high-risk contacts, are going to be
00:13taken out of that region and taken to Germany. We want to thank our German counterparts.
00:18That is an internationally recognized location for viral hemorrhagic fever treatments,
00:24so we're very grateful that they would take them. It's a significantly shorter flight time for
00:28Americans to receive treatment there in Germany. For all other Americans, we have issued travel
00:34warnings. We have instituted just today entry restrictions for non-U.S. citizens that have
00:43been in the region in the past 21 days, so in Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, and South
00:49Sudan, so very serious measures that have been taken. We are working to communicate very frequently
00:56with everyone. Your question was, should Americans be worried? Right now, there are no cases of
01:01Ebola in America. We want to keep it that way, and we are doing everything we can to support
01:06Americans in the region.
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