Ebola Scare In Delhi? IGI Airport Issues Health Alert For International Travellers

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• Ebola Scare In Delhi?
• IGI Airport Issues Health Alert For International Travellers Published By, Last Updated: May 21, 2026, 09:56 IST Ebola is a rare but serious viral disease that can spread between humans and has a high death rate in severe cases.
• IGI Airport Advisory for Ebola scare (Image used for representation) An Ebola-related health alert has been issued at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, with authorities releasing a fresh advisory for international passengers arriving from or travelling through affected African nations.
• The advisory has been issued for travellers coming from countries including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and South Sudan before entering India.
• According to airport authorities, passengers experiencing symptoms such as fever, weakness, headache, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhoea, sore throat or unusual bleeding have been asked to immediately report to the airport health officer or contact the health desk.