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Rwanda Bars DRC Travelers; WHO Declares High Ebola Risk

5/22/2026

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Rwanda will deny entry to any foreign national who visited the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past 30 days.
World Health Organization raised the DRC risk level to high while keeping regional risk high and global risk low.
United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher released roughly $60 million from an emergency fund for the Ebola response.

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Rwanda will deny entry to any foreign national who visited the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past 30 days.
World Health Organization raised the DRC risk level to high while keeping regional risk high and global risk low.
United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher released roughly $60 million from an emergency fund for the Ebola response.