Gwamnatin Canada ta sanar da haramta wa baƙin haure da suka zauna a Jamhuriyar Dimokraɗiyyar Congo (RDC) shiga ƙasar, matakin da ya fara aiki tun daga ranar Lahadi, 19 ga Yuli, 2026. Hukumar Lafiya ta Jama'a ta ƙasar ta ce an ɗauki wannan matakin ne domin daƙile yaɗuwar cutar Ebola zuwa cikin ƙasar. Sabbin ƙa'idojin sun shafi duk wani wanda ya ziyarci Jamhuriyar Dimokraɗiyyar Congo a cikin kwanaki 21 da suka gabata kafin yunƙurin shiga Canada.
An zaɓi tsawon kwanaki 21 ɗin ne saboda shi ne mafi tsawon lokacin da ƙwayar cutar Ebola za ta iya ɗauka tana kwance a jikin mutum kafin ta bayyana alamominta. Wannan mataki na zuwa ne a daidai lokacin da ake fargabar barkewar cutar a yankin Afirka. Hukumomin lafiya a Ottawa sun ce za a ci gaba da aiwatar da wannan doka har sai an samu tabbacin shawo kan barazanar.
Takunkumin Shiga Kasar
Matakin da Canada ta ɗauka ya zo ne a daidai lokacin da ake samun fargabar cewa cutar za ta iya tsallakawa zuwa ƙasashe maƙwabta kamar Ouganda da kuma Soudan du Sud. A wata sanarwa da ta fitar, Agence de la santé publique du Canada ta bayyana cewa duk da cewa haɗarin shigowar cutar Ebola cikin ƙasar ba shi da yawa, akwai buƙatar ɗaukar matakan kariya tun da wuri. Shugabar sashin kula da cututtuka masu yaɗuwa na hukumar, Dakta Helene Sourou, ta ce wannan mataki zai taimaka wajen kare lafiyar al'ummar Canada. Ta ƙara da cewa hukumar za ta ci gaba da aiki tare da abokan hulɗarta na ƙasa da ƙasa domin sa ido kan yadda al'amura ke gudana a yankin Afirka. Wannan doka dai ba ta shafi 'yan ƙasar Canada da ke dawowa gida ba, amma za a yi musu gwaje-gwaje na musamman a filayen jirgin sama.
Karantina Tilas Ga Masu Komowa
Duk da cewa ba a hana 'yan ƙasar Canada da masu izinin zama na dindindin shiga ƙasar ba, dole ne su killace kansu na tsawon kwanaki 21 idan suka dawo daga Jamhuriyar Dimokraɗiyyar Congo, Ouganda, da kuma Soudan du Sud. Wannan mataki na killacewa, wanda aka fi sani da karantina, an wajabta shi ne domin tabbatar da cewa ba su ɗauke da ƙwayar cutar Ebola ba kafin su shiga cikin al'umma.
A cewar hukumomin lafiya, wannan ƙa'idar ta fara aiki ne tun daga ƙarshen watan Mayu ga 'yan ƙasar Canada da masu izinin zama na dindindin da ke dawowa daga waɗannan ƙasashe. An ɗauki wannan matakin ne a matsayin wani muhimmin mataki na kare lafiyar jama'a da kuma hana yiwuwar barkewar cutar a cikin iyakokin ƙasar Canada.
Tsawon Lokacin Matakan
Hukumomin ƙasar sun yi bayanin cewa waɗannan matakai na musamman na kiwon lafiya za su ci gaba da aiki har zuwa ranar 29 ga watan Agusta na shekarar 2026. An tsayar da wannan ranar ne domin bai wa hukumomin lafiya isasshen lokaci na tantance yanayin da ake ciki da kuma tabbatar da cewa an shawo kan barazanar yaɗuwar cutar Ebola a yankunan da abin ya shafa. Gwamnatin Canada ta ce za ta iya sake duba wannan wa'adi idan har aka samu sauƙin yanayin ko kuma akasin haka, dangane da yadda al'amura suka kasance a Jamhuriyar Dimokraɗiyyar Congo da ma ƙasashen da ke maƙwabtaka da ita. Wannan mataki ya nuna irin muhimmancin da ƙasar ta bai wa batun kare lafiyar jama'arta daga shigowar cututtuka masu haɗari daga wasu sassan duniya.