Rwandan health minister dismisses reports of closing border with DRC

Ebola screening.

A woman gets her temperature readings taken at an Ebola screening station in Goma as she enters the DRC from Rwanda on July 16, 2019. PHOTO | AFP

By  Xinhua

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  • People were delayed at the border in the morning as they were sensitised on signs and dangers of Ebola virus and measures to prevent themselves from being infected, minister says.

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