Congolese health authorities indicate that new suspected cases continue to be registered, with a cumulative total of more than 1,000 recorded since the outbreak was declared on May 15.
The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola is concentrated in three eastern Congolese provinces, including Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu.
“As we speak, Chinese medical teams are on ground fighting the disease shoulder-to-shoulder with African people,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin said, adding that more than 45 medical teams from China had visited African nations in the recent past.
Separately, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries that have imposed travel restrictions and closed their borders following the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda to reconsider the measures.
Canada and the US have imposed travel restrictions and visa suspensions for residents of the DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan, citing the outbreak.
Rwanda and Uganda have limited travel from the DRC despite sharing borders with the country.
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