00:00And health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Sunday imposed a mandatory quarantine of 21 days in
00:06some areas of the country.
00:07The measure taking effect this Monday includes people returning from Bunia and Ituri as part of the regional authorities' response
00:14to the Ebola epidemic.
00:15The health authorities of Congo on Sunday reported 904 suspected cases and 119 suspected deaths since the outbreak of the
00:23epidemic in the country a few weeks ago.
00:25In this context, Dr. Villa de Sinkinko, Provisional Health Director in North Kibu, said that they have put screening measures
00:32in checkpoints to ensure that people cannot enter in Goma without passing through the quarantine site.
00:43We know that Bunia is the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak and people pass through there.
00:50So we have put measures in place there to ensure that people cannot enter Goma without passing through the quarantine
00:56site.
00:58People returning home to Goma from Bunia and Ituri must spend 21 days in quarantine before joining their families.
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