Asian countries, including Singapore, Japan, and South Korea, are enhancing border screening and quarantine measures in response to the growing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. Officials state the risk of local transmission remains low.

Governments across Asia are tightening border screening and quarantine preparedness as health authorities work to contain a growing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. Several governments have expanded screening and reporting requirements for travellers arriving from affected countries, though officials say the likelihood of local transmission remains low and no cases have been publicly confirmed in Asia. In Hong Kong, a Lantau Island isolation facility used for quarantine during the Covid-19...