Ebola outbreak live updates: WHO chief Tedros arrives in Bunia as U.S. plans for Kenyan quarantine facility are blocked

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived Saturday in Bunia, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province and the epicenter of the country's 17th Ebola outbreak, the WHO's Congo office said.

Tedros has called on armed groups in eastern DRC to declare a ceasefire so health workers can reach affected communities, warning that "people are dying from Ebola who do not have to die." The WHO and DRC's Ministry of Health say a total of 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths have been reported in the country, with 125 confirmed cases and 17 confirmed deaths. Uganda has reported nine confirmed cases and one confirmed death, at least three of which were linked to travel from DRC, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control's May 29 update.

A Kenyan court has temporarily blocked the United States from setting up an Ebola quarantine facility in the country amid public health concerns. The U.S. had proposed using a 50-bed unit at a military air base in central Kenya for Americans who have been exposed to the virus but are still asymptomatic. A lawsuit argued the site could endanger public health, prompting a court to temporarily suspend the plans, which had been given written approval from the Kenyan government on Thursday.

The U.S. has now committed $112 million to the response, including an additional $80 million announced this week. Last week, the United States temporarily banned green card holders from entering the country if they had been in DRC, Uganda or South Sudan in the previous 21 days. U.S. citizens, nationals and green-card holders had previously been exempt from a 30-day ban. The CDC has said the current Ebola risk to the U.S. "remains low."

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived Saturday in Bunia, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province and the epicenter of the country's 17th Ebola outbreak.

Tedros met with Lt. Gen. Johnny Luboya Nkashama, the governor of Ituri, where roughly 90% of confirmed cases have been reported. Tedros said he and the governor agreed that a key priority was tightening coordination among health and humanitarian groups under the government's leadership, and that local communities are "best equipped" to identify what's needed to contain the outbreak.

Ahead of his arrival, Tedros made a direct appeal to the armed groups that have fueled years of conflict in eastern DRC, urging them to lay down weapons long enough to let health workers reach affected communities.

"Please, declare a ceasefire. Even briefly. Even just enough to let health workers through," Tedros said . "People are dying from Ebola who do not have to die."