TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has banned mass gatherings in the capital, Kinshasa, and in the provinces of Tshopo, Haut-Uele, and Bas-Uele to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus, Radio Okapi reported on Monday, June 29.
As ANTARA reported, Congolese Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani announced on June 27 the decision to the governors of the affected provinces in a ministry circular.
Shabani explained that the restrictions were imposed due to the increasing health risks associated with the spread of the Ebola virus in some areas of the country.
However, the opposition considers the decision unconstitutional. They accuse the policy of being "laboratory engineered" by the president's supporting party, the Union for Democracy and Social Progress.
In May 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda as a public health emergency posing a risk to other countries. The organization assessed the risk of further spread in the region as high.
On Monday, the Congolese Ministry of Communications and Media said the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the country reached 377 with 1,307 confirmed cases.
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