- May 28
Uganda Closes Border with Congo Over Ebola Outbreak, Defying WHO Advice, as Canada and US Impose Travel Bans
Uganda has shut its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in response to a growing Ebola outbreak, as Canada, the Bahamas and the U.S. impose their own travel restrictions.
- May 27
Ebola Outbreak in DRC and Uganda Triggers Global Travel Restrictions and Contact-Tracing Crisis
A fast-spreading Ebola outbreak of the vaccine-resistant Bundibugyo strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spilled into Uganda and prompted a cascade of international travel restrictions, with the WHO warning that the epidemic is outpacing response efforts amid violence and funding shortages.
