Federal officials are expanding Ebola-related travel restrictions to include Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as part of a broader effort to monitor travelers arriving from parts of Central and East Africa amid an ongoing outbreak overseas.
According to a notice from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, international flights carrying passengers who have recently traveled through the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan will now be permitted to arrive at Atlanta’s airport beginning Friday night.
The change comes after the Department of Homeland Security initially directed those flights to land only at Washington Dulles International Airport, where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had concentrated enhanced screening and public health resources…