Ebola, Congo
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Israel issues travel ban for Kenya, 4 other East African countries over Ebola outbreakIsrael's Health Ministry urges entry restrictions for non-citizens from Ebola-affected countries as outbreak worsens, with nearly 1,000 infections reported.
At least 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo.
A new Ebola outbreak in a remote province in Congo has caused 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases so far, Africa CDC says.
The director-general of the World Health Organization is profoundly worried about the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, he told STAT in an interview.
Authorities have raced to slow the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo with strict measures, including by limiting public gatherings and enforcing social distancing.
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern, after officials identified more than 250 suspected cases and 80 suspected deaths linked to the disease.
Dr Ashish Jha blamed the Donald Trump administration's funding cuts for a muted global response to the outbreak in DR Congo.
In just two weeks the number of confirmed Ebola virus cases has increased more than eightfold, with at least 100 people now dead.
