US tightens entry requirements: health declaration for flights

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The United States requires passengers and crew on international flights to complete a health declaration before boarding. The declaration is required following an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and it takes effect on November 4 at 06:59 Israel time.

According to Bizportal, the declaration concerns passengers who did not stay in Congo in the 21 days preceding the flight, and also applies to passengers from Israel and Europe. The IATA and Airlines for America organizations demand that the decision be reviewed.

According to Bizportal, the CDC has published clarifications allowing airlines to accept digital declarations and even verbal ones under certain conditions, but this does not exempt them from collecting and storing the information for 42 days.