Thailand orders nationwide Ebola surveillance as governors told to support 21-day quarantine
SUNDAY, JUNE 07, 2026
Thailand has instructed all 76 provincial governors to activate Ebola surveillance and support 21-day quarantine or isolation measures for travellers from DR Congo and Uganda, following a WHO emergency declaration over the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak.
WHO launches US$518m plan to contain major Ebola outbreak in Africa
SATURDAY, JUNE 06, 2026
The WHO and Africa CDC have launched a US$518 million emergency plan to contain the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda over the next six months.
Thailand tightens Ebola checks for DRC and Uganda arrivals
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026
Thailand has tightened Ebola screening for Thai and foreign travellers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda after both were declared affected zones.
Thailand readies BSL-3 laboratories for Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026
Public Health Minister Pattana Promphat ordered agencies to tighten disease surveillance, prevention and laboratory readiness after WHO’s Ebola emergency declaration.