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BORDER CLOSURE: UAE Suspends New Visas and Bars Entry for Travelers from Uganda, DRC, and South Sudan Due to Ebola Outbreak
The United Arab Emirates has enacted an immediate, high-security border intervention, officially barring entry to all passengers originating from or transiting through <strong>Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and South Sudan
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HEALTH ALERT: Confirmed Ebola Cases Nearly Double in Days as WHO Chief Rushes to DRC Epicentre
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo a global health emergency. Confirmed cases have nearly doubled in just 48 hours, jumping from 121 to 225, forcing WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to make an emergency visit to the epicenter in Bunia.
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REGIONAL ALERT: Ebola Surges Past 100 Cases in DRC as Virus Crosses Into Uganda
KAMPALA / KINSHASA — A rapid escalation of the Ebola virus in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a high-level regional health crisis, with cases officially crossing borders into neighboring Uganda
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Uganda confirms three new Ebola cases as Africa CDC warns 10 countries ‘at risk’
Health authorities in Uganda on Saturday confirmed three new cases of Ebola linked to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, adding that all three people were still alive. The Africa CDC warned that 10 nations across the region were at risk of being affected by the deadly virus.
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Uganda hosts regional Ebola meeting as cross-border risks rise
KAMPALA — In a bid to halt the rapid spread of a deadly Ebola outbreak, health ministers and global medical experts gathered in Uganda this week for an emergency cross-border summit. The two-day meeting, which concluded on May 23, was called by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to address the rising threat of the rare Bundibugyo Ebola strain.