Meanwhile, in very different approaches to Ebola and travel, here's the "Risk classification and contact tracing of travellers returning from affected areas – Ebola disease outbreak 2026 caused by Bundibugyo virus" for the European Union (...which actually has direct flights to affected countries).🤔
This table and accompanying algorithm provide guidance for EU/EEA public health authorities, decision-makers, and healthcare professionals on risk categorisation and management of individuals potentia...
The "Minimizing the Risk of Exposure to Ebola Disease in Canada Order, 2026" Order in Council establishing the new public health rules for people entering Canada under the Quarantine Act is out: 🛬🛂🦠⚖️
orders-in-council.canada.ca/attachment.p...
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Here's the official press release:
"Government of Canada introduces temporary border measures in response to the Ebola disease outbreak"
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
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Aaaaand Canada is imposing travel restrictions on African countries re: Ebola once again. 🛂🚫
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Canadian officials are clamping down on both travel and immigration from multiple countries in central Africa as the region continues to face a fast-spreading outbreak of Ebola.
Revisiting Canada's widely criticized #Ebola outbreak travel restrictions from 2014 and wow, they didn't make any sense.
Not a massive shut-the-door overreaction, but instead a nonsensical restriction only on people who needed but didn't have visas, with odd timelines.🤨 gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/201...
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U.S. bans entry from three African countries; WHO chief voices worry about outbreak’s ‘scale and speed’
