ItIf you’re planning travel to CAR, find out what you need to know about coronavirus there in the Coronavirus section.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to get travel insurance and check it provides appropriatesufficient cover. See the FCDO’s guidance on foreign travel insurance.

For information about COVID-19 vaccines, see the Coronavirus page.

Consular support is severely limited in CAR as there is no British Embassy. However, the British Embassy Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo can provide limited remote consular support to British nationals.

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There are confirmed reports of a haemorrhagic fever outbreak in Central African Republic resulting in four deaths. The cases were reported in the city of Kabo in the Ouham-Fafa Prefecture, 60km south of the border with Chad. Further information and updates on haemorrhagic fevers can be found on the WHO website.

Areas bordering Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are at risk from outbreaks of Ebola. Further information and updates on Ebola can be found on the WHO website and the Public Health England (PHE) website. See Health