India Issues Travel Advisory as WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
India is screening airport arrivals and advising 21-day self-monitoring as the Bundibugyo strain spreads and has caused 216 deaths, officials said.
- On Sunday, the Health Ministry advised Indian citizens against non-essential travel to the Democratic Republic, Uganda, and South Sudan following the World Health Organization's declaration of the Ebola outbreak as a 'global public health emergency.'
- The Africa Centres for Disease Control declared the Bundibugyo strain Ebola Virus Disease outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security, with 968 total cases and 216 deaths reported as of Saturday.
- At Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, officials instituted strict screening protocols employing 24/7 thermal and visual monitoring to detect febrile illness in arriving travelers from high-risk zones.
- Inbound passengers from target zones must self-monitor for 21 days and report to the Airport Health Officer if symptoms emerge, while the government warned citizens to avoid contact with symptomatic persons.
- The World Health Organization warned that even one case could spread the virus beyond current borders, as officials revised the national risk in the DRC to 'very high' and regional risk to 'high.
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India advises citizens to avoid travel to Ebola-hit African countries
New Delhi: The Indian government has advised citizens to avoid non-essential travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda and South Sudan in view of the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain in parts of Africa. The advisory comes after the World Health Organisation (WHO) on May 17 declared the situation a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (IHR), 2005. The …
Ebola outbreak: India issues travel advisory against three African countries
India News: The Indian government has issued a travel advisory urging citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan amid the ongoing Ebola outbreak declared a public health emergency by WHO.
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