Taiwan adjusts temporary border control measures in response to the international Ebola outbreak: Measures for the DRC extended for 90 days; measures for Uganda scheduled to be lifted at midnight on August 28

The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) convened an inter-ministerial meeting today (August 21) with representatives from the Bureau of Consular Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Immigration Agency under the Ministry of the Interior, Civil Aviation Administration under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, and the Ministry of Education to discuss adjustments to border control measures. Following continued monitoring of the latest international developments regarding the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak and a review of the implementation of border quarantine control measures over the past three months, the meeting resolved to extend the border control measures for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for an additional 90 days until November 28, 2026. In addition, if no new cases are reported in Uganda by August 27, the control measures for Uganda will be lifted effective at 12:00 a.m. on August 28. <br /> <br /> Taiwan CDC stated that, according to information released by the World Health Organization (WHO) as of August 16, 2026, the number of confirmed cases in the DRC continued to rise, with signs of ge...