Thousands of Rwandans in the Rubavu district bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) woke up in a direction that they would not cross the busiest frontier on Thursday.
Thousands of DRC people were also not permitted to cross over to Rwanda as the nation tightens its land against a possible epidemic of Ebola, border reporter Kigali Today revealed this morning.
Last week, the World Health Organization praised Rwanda for making tremendous strides to stay an “Ebola- free” nation despite the epidemic that has claimed life in its neighborhood for over a year now
A fortnight ago, a female who was a DRC fishmonger died of Ebola and reports surfaced that she could have gone through Rwanda – sending shockwaves that the virus could have stayed in the nation.
Rwanda instantly rejected reports. The World Health Organization also released results from its inquiries and confirmed the stand of Rwanda.
According to Kigali Today journalist at the DRC frontier, Provincial authorities briefed travelers this morning that the two DRC boundaries were temporarily closed in a bid to combat the raging DRC Ebola epidemic.
At least 100,000 individuals use two boundaries ; large and small barriers that link Rubavu and Goma’s Eastern City of the DRC on a daily basis, according to accessible statistics.
The border’s temporary closure comes one day after Prof. Jean Jacques Muyembe, a DRC official charged with Ebola fighting verified yesterday’s death of another Ebola patient.
By press moment, no formal declaration had been released by the Heath Ministry of Rwanda on the temporary closure of the boundary.