Government is tightening public health measures in response to an Ebola outbreak affecting parts of Africa, with new travel advisories and stricter border controls now in effect.

In a statement in the Lower House on Wednesday, the Minister of Health, Dr Lackram Bodoe, is urging nationals to avoid all travel to three African countries amid an active Ebola outbreak.

“The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, South Sudan. These countries are considered high-risk zones. It is to be noted that the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared this outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.”