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Seventeen countries are reported to have endorsed the Guiding Principles for Underwater Infrastructure Defence Exchanges at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. The United States and China did not participate in the endorsement. Separately, the AUKUS pact includes development of unmanned undersea vehicles.
Tom Frieden, former head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stated that the current Ebola outbreak represents a failing global stress test while assessing low risk to large numbers of Americans. Africa CDC reported 1,077 suspected Bundibugyo strain cases, with partial border closures in place and funding pledges covering slightly over half of the requested US$500 million. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited DR Congo as several countries implemented travel measures.