U.S. to Establish Quarantine Center in Kenya for Ebola Patients

May 28, 2026

Washington, May 28: The U.S. government is preparing to send its citizens who have been exposed to the Ebola virus to a new quarantine center being established in Kenya, rather than bringing them back to the United States for treatment and monitoring.

According to a report by The Washington Post, officials from the Trump administration have instructed the U.S. military to set up a quarantine facility in central Kenya within a week. This facility will accommodate American citizens who have come into contact with the virus, ensuring their safety in bio-containment units transported from the U.S.

The initial plan includes the establishment of a 50-bed unit, which may later be expanded to 250 beds. Members of the U.S. Public Health Service have already begun training to work at this facility, located at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.

Earlier this month, the U.S. sent an American doctor exhibiting Ebola-like symptoms to Germany for treatment. Additionally, six other Americans were sent to Germany and the Czech Republic for monitoring.

At the beginning of this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) imposed a 30-day entry ban on foreign nationals who had been in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, or South Sudan in the past 21 days. This restriction was later extended to include green card holders, or permanent residents.

A report released by the DRC’s Ministry of Health on Wednesday indicated that the number of suspected Ebola cases in the country has surpassed 1,000, with the infection continuing to spread in the eastern regions.

As of Tuesday, the total number of suspected cases has reached 1,077. Since the outbreak was declared on May 15, 121 cases have been confirmed, and 238 suspected deaths have been recorded.

The infection has spread across 13 health zones in Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces, with Ituri being the most affected area. This marks the 17th outbreak of Ebola in the DRC, with laboratory tests identifying the Bundibugyo strain of the virus, which is considered a relatively rare type of Ebola.