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  "id": 17347490,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia suspends visas for travellers from Kenya over Ebola",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/saudi-arabia-suspends-visas-for-travellers-from-kenya-over-ebola",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-31T05:57:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/saudi-arabia-suspends-flights-and-visas-for-travellers-from-kenya-over-ebola"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Saudi Arabia has taken precautionary measures to curb the potential spread of the Ebola virus by suspending travel for its citizens to Kenya and halting the issuance of visas to people arriving from the country. The Saudi Press Agency reported that these restrictions were implemented following an assessment of the Ebola situation and include barring entry for travelers who had stayed in Kenya or another country with an active Ebola outbreak within 21 days before their arrival. The move comes as Kenya continues to manage an Ebola outbreak that has resulted in nine confirmed infections and two deaths.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Business",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia suspends Kenya visas and introduces travel ban over Ebola concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/saudi-arabia-suspends-kenya-visas-and-introduces-travel-ban-over",
        "published": "2026-10-30T22:16:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia suspends travel to Kenya, bans visas and entry over Ebola concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/saudi-arabia-suspends-travel-to-kenya-bans-visas-and-entry-over-ebola",
        "published": "2026-10-31T04:51:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia bans travel, visas for Kenya over Ebola fears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/saudi-arabia-bans-travel-visas-for-kenya-over-ebola-fears",
        "published": "2026-10-31T06:51:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}