加拿大已将针对埃博拉疫情的旅行和移民限制措施再延长60天。刚果民主共和国卫生部发布的新数据显示，该病毒病例已超过8000例。
Canada has extended its travel and immigration restrictions related to the Ebola outbreak for another 60 days, and the health ministry in the Democratic Republic of Congo has released new data showing there have been more than 8,000 cases of the virus.
自5月以来，来自乌干达、南苏丹和刚果民主共和国的人员一直被禁止前往加拿大旅行。这些措施原定于周一午夜到期，现已延长至11月27日。
People from Uganda, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo have been barred from travelling to Canada since May. The measures were set to expire on Monday at midnight but have been extended to Nov. 27.
针对这三个国家人员的移民文件，包括有效签证和旅行许可，仍处于暂停状态，导致数万人陷入困境。这其中包括那些已获得居留权但尚未身处加拿大的人员。
Immigration documents, including valid visas and travel authorizations, remain suspended for people from all three countries, leaving tens of thousands in limbo. That includes people who have been granted residency but are not in Canada.
并非来自这三个受影响国家，但在过去21天内曾身处刚果民主共和国的外国公民，不得搭乘前往加拿大的航班或经加拿大转机；而来自南苏丹和乌干达的人员则须接受21天的隔离。
Foreign nationals who are not from the three affected countries but who have been in the DRC in the last 21 days cannot board a flight to Canada or transit through Canada, while those coming from South Sudan and Uganda must quarantine for 21 days.
曾身处任一受影响国家的加拿大公民或永久居民，在返回加拿大后须接受21天的隔离。
Canadian citizens or permanent residents who have been in one of the affected countries need to quarantine for 21 days upon their return to Canada.
获取每周健康新闻 自5月以来，刚果民主共和国的埃博拉疫情已导致超过3900人死亡。该国一直难以遏制罕见的本迪布焦型埃博拉病毒，该病毒目前尚无已知治疗方法或疫苗。
Get weekly health news More than 3,900 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in DRC since May. The country has struggled to contain the rare Bundibugyo virus, which has no known treatment or vaccine.
乌干达的疫情在8月底被宣布结束，此前共有20人发病；南苏丹则未报告任何病例。
The outbreak in Uganda was declared over in late August after 20 people became sick, while South Sudan has not declared any cases.
这些边境措施最初是在国际足联世界杯之前宣布的。包括卫生部长玛乔丽·米歇尔和移民部长莱娜·迪亚布在内的加拿大政府官员表示，这是一项与美国和墨西哥（该赛事的共同主办国）保持一致的预防性安全措施。
The border measures were initially announced ahead of the FIFA World Cup. Canadian government officials, including Health Minister Marjorie Michel and Immigration Minister Lena Diab, said they were a precautionary safety measure aligned with the United States and Mexico, the tournament’s co-hosts.
流感疫苗和新冠疫苗的接种工作正在进行中。以下是各省的具体接种情况：教皇利奥表示，医疗辅助自杀是一种“虚假的怜悯”行为；一名孕妇及其婴儿的死亡事件引发了人们对萨斯喀彻温省农村医疗体系改革的呼吁；温尼伯市为911紧急呼叫中的心理健康问题提供了第四种求助方式；美国政府仍禁止过去21天内曾前往刚果民主共和国（DRC）的人入境美国，仅允许那些曾前往乌干达和南苏丹的外国人入境（前提是他们已在这些国家之外待了21天）。
Flu and COVID-19 vaccinations are underway. Here’s each province’s approach Pope Leo says medically-assisted dying is ‘false compassion’ Death of pregnant woman and her baby prompts call for Saskatchewan rural health changes Police, fire or ambulance? Winnipeg launching 4th option for 911 mental health calls The U.S. government still bars people who have been in the DRC in the last 21 days from flying to the U.S., and only allows foreign nationals who have been in Uganda and South Sudan to enter the U.S. if they’ve been outside those countries for 21 days.
世界卫生组织（WHO）批评了这些限制措施，称它们是基于恐惧而非科学依据。该机构并不建议实施旅行限制，并指出埃博拉病毒通过航空传播的风险很低（因为该病毒并非通过空气传播）。
The World Health Organization has criticized the measures, saying they are based on fear rather than science. The agency does not recommend travel restrictions and notes that the risk of transmission of the Ebola virus during air travel is low because it is not airborne.
欧洲疾病预防控制中心也指出，病毒输入欧洲的风险“仍然非常低”，欧盟并未对来自受影响国家的旅行者实施任何限制。
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control notes the risk of importing the virus “remains very low” and the European Union has not restricted travel from affected countries.
来自加拿大的救援人员表示，这些限制措施严重阻碍了他们的救援工作，可能会影响国际社会的疫情应对措施。
Humanitarian workers from Canada say their work is being hampered by the restrictions and may harm the international response to the outbreak.
世卫组织上周表示，刚果民主共和国的卫生工作者数量正在急剧减少，难以控制疫情；此次埃博拉疫情是历史上增长最快、致死率最高的疫情，目前死亡率为48%。
The WHO said last week that DRC was running out of health workers to contain the disease. It has said this is the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history and is on track to be the deadliest, with a fatality rate of 48 per cent.
——资料来源：美联社（The Associated Press）
— With files from The Associated Press