“We ask countries that have imposed blanket travel restrictions to lift them,” says WHO chief Tedros.

BUNIA, DR Congo — World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday called on countries that have imposed travel bans or closed borders in response…

Following the WHO's declaration of an Ebola outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, numerous countries and airlines have implemented travel restrictions…

While some countries call for travel bans, the WTO warns that this can hinder the fight against infections

“We ask countries that have imposed blanket travel restrictions to lift them,” says WHO chief Tedros.

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had recently visited the epicenter of the outbreak in the DR Congo. He said the "virus is ahead of us, we need to move…

TORONTO - The World Health Organization is calling on countries to remove any travel restrictions recently imposed on people coming from Ebola-affected countries.

Ebola spreads in Congo and Uganda as WHO warns response is still behind. Testing, contact tracing and funding efforts are being scaled up by health teams. | World News