Ebola Outbreak: Taiwan Updates Travel Advisories for DRC and Uganda to 'Red'

Following the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, Yen Chia-liang, Director-General of the Department of West Asian and African Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), announced today that the ministry has updated the "Overseas Travel Advisory Classification" for both countries to "Red: Leave Immediately," advising citizens not to travel there. MOFA held a regular press conference this morning. Yen pointed out that based on the latest information released by the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Centers for Disease Control on the 17th, the travel advisory level for both countries has been raised. MOFA is maintaining close contact with the CDC to monitor the situation. Additionally, as the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) designated 10 countries—Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Zambia—as high-risk for Ebola on the 23rd, MOFA has also updated the travel advisories for these nations. MOFA urges citizens to be aware of the situation and will continue to monitor the development of the epidemic, coordinating with the Ministry of Health and Welfare's latest epidemic prevention measures.