Canada to implement new border measures amid Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda: officials
Immigration officials will pause several visa decisions for 90 days and require 21-day quarantines for some travelers as Ebola cases rise in central Africa.
- On Wednesday, Canadian federal officials announced a 90-day pause on immigration document processing for citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan, stressing this is a 'pause,' not an outright ban.
- The Ebola outbreak in central Africa has surged to more than 1,000 suspected cases and hundreds of deaths, largely in Congo, with seven known cases in neighbouring Uganda; Canada's move follows similar U.S. restrictions enacted last week on permanent residents.
- Travellers from affected countries within 21 days must undergo health assessment, with symptomatic individuals transferred to hospital and others self-isolating for 21 days; Luc Brisebois, director-general for the Centre for Border and Travel Health at the Public Health Agency of Canada, said measures reflect an 'abundance of caution' through Aug. 29.
- Applications for people already in Canada will continue processing, and mid-travel applicants remain exempt from the suspension; the federal government is deploying an Ebola-experienced Canadian to DRC within the next week to support containment efforts.
- Public health experts caution that blanket travel bans are discouraged under the International Health Regulations, a WHO treaty designed to prevent disease spread, while Dr. Isaac Bogoch noted the core containment challenge remains within Africa itself given 'porous borders' between countries.
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