US says its citizens in DRC must spend 21 days elsewhere before return to prevent Ebola spread

More than 2,000 Ebola cases, including 754 deaths, have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the World Health Organization warns the outbreak may be two to four times larger than official figures suggest.

Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700

Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, according to WHO, a sign the outbreak is spreading faster than health officials can track.

By The Associated Press

More health workers strike as confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo top 2,000

Confirmed cases of Ebola in DR Congo have reached 2,011, including 754 deaths, according to government data in what authorities say is the fastest-growing outbreak on record. It comes as health workers at the Bunia General Hospital went on strike on Wednesday, the latest group to have walked off their job at the epicentre over payment issues.

By FRANCE24

US Restricts Direct Return Of US Citizens From Congo Over Ebola Outbreak

US Restricts Direct Return Of US Citizens From Congo Over Ebola Outbreak Non-citizens had already been prohibited from entering the United States within 21 days of being in Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan, and now, the Trump administration has begun using federal authority to bar U.S. citizens who have been in Congo from entering the United States until they spend at least three weeks in another country, an official said on July 14. The administration on Monday started using auth...

By Tyler Durden