The Health Ministry recommends avoiding travel to provinces affected by the Ebola virus in Congo. The provinces include: Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Haut-Uélé, Tshopo, Bas-Uélé, Sud-Ubangi and Nord-Ubangi. It was also reported that it is recommended to avoid non-essential travel to the rest of the country and to neighboring countries, including Uganda, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola and the Republic of the Congo. According to the data, more than 9,800 confirmed cases and at least 4,750 deaths have been reported in Congo.