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Canada extends Ebola travel restrictions for another 30 days
Officials say the 30-day extension keeps tens of thousands of residency and visa applications on hold as the DRC outbreak continues.
- On Friday, Government officials extended the Ebola-related entry ban and visa suspensions for 30 days, affecting residents of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan until Sept. 28.
- The Public Health Agency cited the disease's severity for the extension, though the World Health Organization criticized such measures earlier this month as 'much more a cosmetic thing' and 'not completely rational.'
- As of Aug. 12, Immigration officials reported 31,693 permanent residency applications and 10,465 temporary residency applications remain on hold, affecting about 67,000 individuals including those already granted residency.
- Canadian Carolyn Nicol remains separated from her husband after seven weeks, while Ugandan dance troupe leader Nakate Flavia Priscilla said the ban forced her group to cancel Canadian performances scheduled for FIFA World Cup events.
- Although the World Health Organization declared the outbreak over in Uganda on Thursday, Canada continues coordinating with the United States and Mexico to 'keep Ebola out of North America,' maintaining the 30-day extension.
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Canada extends Ebola travel restrictions for another 30 days
Government officials say people from Ebola-affected countries will continue to be banned from entering Canada for another 30 days, prolonging the state of limbo for tens of thousands of people who have had their residency applications suspended since May.
·Toronto, Canada
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