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Ebola: US ban on travellers from DRC, Uganda or South Sudan ‘not the solution’

By Kat Lay Global health correspondentMay 21, 2026·Source: The Guardian·1 views

Africa CDC says restrictions could increase public health risks and highlight ‘deeper structural injustice’ in global healthA US travel ban for people coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in response to the Ebola outbreak could make the situation worse, critics have said.The outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday and continues to spread, with a new case reported in the DRC’s South Kivu province, an area under the control of armed rebel groups. Continue reading...

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