Rwanda closes its border with the Ebola-hit Congolese city of Goma
Congolese people walk near the gate barriers at the border crossing point with Rwanda following its closure over Ebola threat in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, August 1, 2019.
Rwandan state minister for foreign affairs, Olivier Nduhungirehe, told Reuters by phone that the border had been shut at Rwanda's nearest town of Gisenyi but declined to give further details. "The tests on a suspected case at the Goma Ebola treatment centre came out positive for the Ebola virus. Investigations are still underway around this ... case," Dr Aaron Aruna Abedi, who coordinates the Ebola response for Congo's Health Ministry, told Reuters on the phone.
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