“There is no reason for the United States (US) to continue with this travel restriction,” Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Director-General Jean Kaseya told a conference in Accra, Ghana’s capital, on Tuesday.
The head of Africa’s top public health agency said he had written to US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asking him to lift Ebola-related travel restrictions on Uganda since the country has reported no new infections in about a month.
Kaseya urged African countries to support his letter to Kennedy as a sign the continent is supporting nations affected by the Ebola outbreak, the epicentre of which is in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Uganda’s last Ebola patient was discharged on July 16, triggering a 42-day countdown after which it can be declared free of the virus, according to World Health Organisation guidelines.
Uganda has reported 20 Ebola cases so far, compared to over 2 400 in the DRC.
“It’s time today to lift the status (travel restrictions), and then we’ll continue to support DRC on the challenge they are facing,” Kaseya continued.
The US is restricting entry for all travellers who were recently in the DRC and some travellers who recently visited Uganda or South Sudan. It imposed entry restrictions in May before tightening them last week.
The founder and chief executive officer of Ethnos IT Solutions, a Lagos-based indigenous cybersecurity firm, Peter Ejiofor, has been awarded the African Leadership Excellence Award…
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</blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script><p>Glissades du Domaine des Pays d'en Haut, located in Piedmont, is a winter amusement centre featuring sledding, tubing and more.</p><p>The destination is the "largest snowsliding centre in the world" with 61 slopes, 15,000 lifts per hour, 13 snow ride areas and five types of sleds. </p><p>You can enjoy 80-metre vertical drops with panoramic views as you speed through the snow.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BtaL4tnl-7J/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=3642577f-e9b7-4f4f-b40f-d0cd0aec9fbb" data-instgrm-version="4" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);">
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</blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script><p>The sled options include <a href="https://www.narcity.com/snow-tubing-near-toronto-horseshoe-resort" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">snow tubes</a>, the tornado, rafting, Vortex360 and bobsleighs. The rides range from all-ages to expert and some seat up to 12 people.</p><p>During your visit, you can grab some food and snacks form the Halte-Resto Versant-Soleil and warm up by the outdoor fires. You don't want to miss out on the maple taffy served at the Cabane à Tire.</p><p>Tickets can be purchased online and start at $39.99 per adult.</p><p>If racing down snowy hills on unique sleds sounds like your idea of the perfect <a href="https://www.narcity.com/ontario-best-winter-vacation-destination-north-bay" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">winter experience</a>, you'll want to head to this amusement centre.</p><h3>Glissades du Domaine des Pays d'en Haut</h3><br/><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CMubnGTrD-G/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=025a7837-ff6e-4e88-abd2-f78443e1092a" data-instgrm-version="4" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);">
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</blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script><p>Price: $39.99 + per adult</p><p>Address: 440 Chem. Avila, Piedmont, QC</p><p><a href="https://glissade.ca/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Les Glissades Website</a></p><p><em>Before you get going, check out our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/responsible-travel-guidelines" target="_blank">Responsible Travel Guide</a> so you can be informed, be safe, be smart, and most of all, be respectful on your trip.</em></p>
