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LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday that lawful permanent residents, commonly known as green card holders, will now be subject to temporary entry restrictions related to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in East and Central Africa. The expanded restrictions follow an …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Health on Saturday urged the public to remain calm after the East African country confirmed three new Ebola cases, including its first two local transmission cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to five since the index case was reported on …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Ministry of Health revealed on Saturday the country has recorded three new cases of Ebola virus disease bringing the total number of confirmed cases recorded in the country to five. The new cases include a Ugandan driver who transported the first case who has …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday proposed establishing a continental Ebola Incident Management Support Team in Uganda to strengthen coordination and monitoring of the disease response across Africa. The proposal was presented during a meeting between a visiting Africa …

MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has announced that Russia will assist the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda in swiftly controlling the ongoing Ebola outbreak. “We hope that the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, with the support …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda on Thursday announced the temporary suspension of flights to and from the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following an outbreak of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease that has killed dozens of people. Diana Atwine, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Health, said in …

KINSHASA | Xinhua | The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda has prompted heightened regional and international concern, as health authorities reported over 100 suspected cases, cross-border infections and growing risks due to insecurity, population movement and a lack of strain-specific countermeasures. RISING …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Ministry of Health has released fresh Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) aimed at protecting learners, teachers, and staff following the Ebola outbreak. The guidelines come at a time when schools across the country are set to reopen for the second term of 2026. ADr. Denis Mugimba, …

GENEVA | Xinhua | The risk of the Ebola epidemic is “high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level,” and the situation is not a “pandemic emergency,” the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is racing to contain its latest Ebola outbreak, after it was declared on May 15 in the eastern province of Ituri. During a media briefing on Tuesday, DRC Health Minister Roger Kamba said that 543 suspected cases were …