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WHO's Tedros says Uganda should reconsider Congo border closure over Ebola

  • WHO chief Tedros urges Uganda to reconsider its temporary border closure with DR Congo, saying blanket travel restrictions don't work.
  • He praises Uganda’s “prompt and capable” Ebola response after visiting an isolation unit in Kampala.
  • The rare Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak is centered in DR Congo’s Ituri (515 of 544 confirmed cases); Uganda has 19 confirmed cases, mostly cross-border.
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