The Public Health Agency of Canada will bar foreign nationals who visited the Democratic Republic of Congo from entering the country starting Monday.
The Public Health Agency of Canada announced that foreign nationals who have visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo within the past 21 days will be prohibited from entering Canada starting Monday at 11:59 p.m. This temporary measure, which remains in effect until August 29, aims to reduce public health risks and ensure the sustainability of border processing for travelers, including humanitarian workers. While the risk to Canadians remains low with no travel-related cases reported to date, the agency noted that the current outbreak is the third largest on record and is expanding rapidly. The move shifts from previous measures that required travelers from affected regions to self-isolate. Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and persons registered under the Indian Act who have visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan in the last 21 days may still enter but must undergo a health assessment and quarantine for 21 days. The ban follows similar actions by the United States and Mexico to contain the spread of the disease.