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The Canadian government has announced a temporary 90-day ban blocking residents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan from entering the country.
The border restriction aims to minimise the risk of the deadly Ebola virus entering and spreading within Canadian borders.
A source familiar with the matter told Reuters that The Bahamas also plans to implement a similar entry ban for travellers from those three African nations, with an official announcement expected from the Caribbean country’s health ministry.
These stringent border measures follow an escalation from global health authorities.
The World Health Organisation recently raised the transmission risk of the Bundibugyo Ebola strain to “very high” within the Democratic Republic of the Congo, declaring the situation there and in Uganda an emergency of international concern.
The decisions by Canada and The Bahamas mirror recent actions by Washington, which previously barred non-citizens travelling from the affected regions from entering the United States.
While the new rules halt inbound travel for foreign residents, Canada’s public health agency has outlined clear protocols for returning nationals.
Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and other foreign nationals arriving from the affected zones who show no symptoms must complete a mandatory 21-day quarantine.
Despite the rapid implementation of these defensive containment strategies, health officials confirm that neither the United States, Canada, nor The Bahamas has detected any cases of Ebola within its borders.
