In a letter sent by G. Meloni to EU leaders, it is urged to include border management in the agenda of the upcoming Council meeting, which will take place on June 18–19.
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“The goal is to encourage, fully respecting national prerogatives in the field of health care, strengthening the coordination of border monitoring by applying common rules aimed at managing direct and indirect arrivals from affected territories,” the government said in a released statement.
Italian far-right leader G. Meloni has requested to hold a video conference of EU health ministers “already next week.”
Since May 15, when an Ebola outbreak was declared in the DRC, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded 10 confirmed and 223 suspected deaths from Ebola in this Central African country out of more than 1,000 confirmed and suspected cases, according to the latest data up to May 24.
In neighboring Uganda, one confirmed death and six additional cases have been recorded.
WHO warned that the true scale of the outbreak is likely much larger.
Italy has already instructed to activate “targeted health monitoring and control protocols” for travelers returning from these two African countries.
This weekend, an expert team from Rome’s Spallanzani Hospital, which specializes in infectious diseases, will also be sent to Kinshasa to provide technical assistance and deliver medicines and supplies, the government said.
