Congo re-opens airport at centre of Ebola outbreak
Officials said screening and hygiene checks will apply as the airport resumes flights to restore humanitarian access to Ebola-hit Ituri province.
- On Tuesday, the Democratic Republic of Congo reopened the main airport in Bunia for passenger flights, reversing a suspension imposed last month to contain the Ebola outbreak.
- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention declared the Bundibugyo strain outbreak on May 15, marking Congo's 17th Ebola epidemic, which persisted undetected for weeks before detection.
- Congolese health authorities reported 321 confirmed cases and 48 deaths on Monday, while suspected cases declined to 116 from 906 late last week, indicating a significant shift in outbreak trajectory.
- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited the outbreak epicenter Saturday, prompting the transport ministry to mandate temperature screenings and hand washing to "allow a gradual and safe resumption of air transport activities."
- Violent protests erupted in Kenya on Monday over a U.S. Ebola quarantine facility, where a 27-year-old man was "shot and killed" while Kenyan President William Ruto defended the site as "part of a broader national preparedness system.
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Congo Reopens Airport in Ebola Outbreak Zone
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday announced the reopening of the airport in Bunia, the capital city of Ituri province, which is the epicenter of the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak. The post Congo Reopens Airport in Ebola Outbreak Zone appeared first on Breitbart.
Congo Reopens Main Airport in Ebola Epicenter as Officials Brace for Long Outbreak
Congo reopened the main airport in the eastern province hardest hit by Ebola, after health officials reported tentative signs the outbreak may be slowing despite a continuing struggle to trace exposed contacts and investigate suspected cases.
DR Congo reopens airport in Ebola-hit area
BUNIA, DR Congo - The sole airport providing humanitarian organisations access to the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo reopened on Tuesday, when the reported number of suspected cases declined.
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Congo Re-Opens Airport at Center of Ebola Outbreak
Democratic Republic of Congo has re-opened the airport in the capital city of the province hit hardest by the ongoing Ebola outbreak, a government statement said, reversing a move that some residents said had cut them off from critical supplies. The government in Kinshasa announced last month that it was suspending passenger flights to Bunia, the main airport in Ituri, where the first Ebola cases were confirmed. Humanitarian and medical flight…
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