Travel restrictions tightened in Ebola epicenter after France confirms first case of incurable deadly virus
Travel restrictions have been ramped up after France confirmed its first case of Ebola this week. The outbreak is driven by the Bundibugyo strain, which has up to a 50 percent mortality rate.
"And there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places."
Global activity summary (24h)
In the last 24 hours, 13 seismic events have been recorded, including a magnitude 6.0 earthquake north of Caluula, Somalia, and another of magnitude 4.9 near Houma, Tonga. Additionally, there have been 72 disaster-related events, notably multiple forest fires in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, and Namibia, which have been active since mid-August. In the realm of conflicts, 4 events have been documented, although details have not been specified. The passages in Matthew 24 and Luke 21 invite the reader to discern.
Last 24 hours — Epidemic
No other epidemic events recorded in the last 24 hours.