It is the decision of the White House .. the first “separate” team in the World Cup

The head of the World Cup Committee said A clean house Andrew Giuliani, at ESPN Sports: “We made it clear to Congo: They must be in isolation for 21 days before coming to Houston on June 11,” the start of the World Cup.

In order to meet this deadline, the team is playing… Belgium His isolation begins on Friday.

Giuliani added: “If other players join (the national team), they must have a different sound from the team.”

He warned: “If they arrive and show symptoms of the disease, this puts the whole team at risk of refusing to participate in the competition.” World Cup“.

Giuliani confirmed in a statement to Agence France-Presse that the White House “encourages the team to protect its players from the virus and to maintain the integrity of the health bubble, ensuring participation in the game.”

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, whose training camp will be held in Houston, Texas, plays in Group 11, and will meet. Portugal On June 17 in Houston, that is Colombia On the 23rd of the same month in Guadalajara, Mexico, and finally in Uzbekistan 4 days later in Atlanta.

And it was given Global Health Organization Global health alert in response to the seventh outbreak of Ebola virus in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The agency considers the risk of the epidemic to be “very high” at the national level, where it recorded 82 confirmed cases, including 7 deaths, in a country where the disease is spreading “rapidly.”

“because”Ebola“The deadly hemorrhagic virus has killed more than 15,000 people in Africa over the past five decades.

To combat the new epidemic, Washington strengthened health control measures at its borders, and banned the entry of foreigners who go to … Uganda Or in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or South Sudan In the last 21 days.

However, an American official told Agence France-Presse that the Congolese group is in Europe, so it cannot meet the requirements for rejection.

Starting Thursday, all travelers who have recently arrived from or are close to countries affected by the Ebola virus must arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport to be screened.

This also applies to Americans and permanent residents.