China updates Ebola prevention, control plan in wake of outbreak in Africa

BEIJING, June 16– China’s National Disease Control and Prevention Administration released an updated Ebola prevention and control plan Tuesday in the wake of a recent outbreak in Africa.

The plan guides local authorities in carrying out scientific and orderly epidemic response measures and safeguarding public health. It also sets out tracking and health management requirements for people arriving from affected regions.

The World Health Organization on May 17 determined that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a “public health emergency of international concern.”