Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 17 May. The United States, Mexico, and Canada have announced coordinated public health travel measures to protect citizens and visitors ahead of the upcoming World Cup. Washington has banned non-citizens and extended the ban to green card holders who have recently travelled to the DRC, Uganda, or South Sudan. Canada has implemented a 90-day ban on residents from the DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan, and requires citizens and permanent residents from affected areas to quarantine for 21 days. Mexico's Health Secretary outlined tighter Ebola screening at airports and urged arrivals from the DRC to observe a 21-day quarantine. In fullEbola outbreak prompts World Cup co-hosts to step up health measures to protect fansThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
World Cup hosts reveal strict protocol to manage Ebola after DR Congo outbreak
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 17 May. The United States, Mexico, and Canada have announced coordinated public health travel measures to protect citizens and visitors ahead of the upcoming World Cup. Washington has banned non-citizens and extended the ban to green card holders who have recently travelled to the DRC, Uganda, or South Sudan. Canada has implemented a 90-day ban on residents from the DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan, and requires citizens and permanent residents from affected areas to quarantine for 21 days. Mexico's Health Secretary outlined tighter Ebola screening at airports and urged arrivals from the DRC to observe a 21-day quarantine. In fullEbola outbreak prompts World Cup co-hosts to step up health measures to protect fansThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
