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'This is torture': Lives of Congolese people disrupted by Canada's Ebola travel ban
The government says the ban remains necessary because Ebola is still spreading in northeastern Congo, while families say it has disrupted graduations, weddings and school plans.
- Canada maintains its visa ban on citizens of the DRC ahead of the September 28 expiration, continuing precautionary restrictions implemented in May against the Ebola outbreak in northeastern Congo.
- Public Health Agency of Canada spokesperson Mark Johnson stated travel restrictions remain in place "given the severity of Ebola disease and the evolving international situation," while acknowledging border measures burden families.
- Affected families question why they cannot quarantine for 21 days like Canadian citizens, with Nathan Boongo saying "There is always a double standard" as his partner Claude-Dee Laguerre remains separated.
- Theodyle Kumpava, speaking from Kinshasa, called the separation "torture for people, to be separated from their families," as families missed major milestones including graduations and weddings.
- Student David Isiyo deferred his third year at a Quebec college after failing to secure exemptions, while affected individuals await government decision on extending restrictions another 30 days.
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'This is torture': Lives of Congolese people disrupted by Canada's Ebola travel ban
TORONTO - A wedding missed. A school semester deferred.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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