India issues advisory against non-essential travel to Congo, Uganda and South Sudan amid Ebola outbreak

India issues advisory against non-essential travel to Congo, Uganda and South Sudan amid Ebola outbreak left The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in central Africa a global public health emergency. Reuters Reuters https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/y4f5vk/article71016945.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/2026-05-23T184343Z_1230462707_RC2TDLA3QMSQ_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-EBOLA-CONGO.JPG STRINGER Congolese medical workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) load a coffin of a patient that died of Ebola on a mobile trailer at the Rwampara General Hospital as authorities intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain outbreak in Rwampara outside Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 21, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer As of May 23, the total reported death toll from the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has risen to 216. The total number of cases, including suspected and confirmed, stands at 968 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 in parts of Africa. The Ministry of Health’s advisory, issued on Saturday (May 23, 2026), follows the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring the Ebola outbreak in central Africa a “global public health emergency”.