BANGKOK: Thailand imposed on Tuesday a 21-day quarantine order for people traveling from or having transited through the Democratic Republic of Congo or Uganda, where a deadly Ebola crisis is surging. The eastern DRC is ground zero for an Ebola outbreak which has sparked an international health alert by the World Health Organization (WHO). Since Kinshasa declared an outbreak on May 15, the illness has caused 204 deaths and 867 suspected cases, according to a toll given over the weekend by the DRC’s health ministry.

Thailand whose economy heavily relies on tourism will require travelers arriving from or transiting through the Democratic Republic of the Congo to undergo quarantine for at least…

Stricter rules come after WHO declares Bundibugyo strain of Ebola a public health emergency of global concern