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Israel’s Health Ministry requests temporary entry ban on travelers from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and DR Congo due to ongoing Ebola outbreak.
Israel's Ministry of Health has proposed a temporary restriction on the entry of foreign travellers from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as part of measures to prevent the importation of Ebola cases into the country.
In a statement, the ministry said it had asked the Population and Immigration Authority to consider barring entry to individuals who are not Israeli citizens or residents and who had stayed in any of the five countries within 21 days before arriving in Israel.
The proposed measure comes amid growing concerns over the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the DRC and confirmed infections in Uganda.
