[SMM Tin News Flash: Suspected Ebola Health Emergency Cases in DRC Exceeded 900, with 101 Confirmed]

Rwanda: · On May 17, the border crossing between Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, and the western Rwandan city of Gisenyi was urgently closed. Uganda: · Two imported confirmed cases were reported (including 1 death), both with travel history to the DRC. · Health measures included: strengthening border controls and adding health checkpoints; implementing strict contact tracing and isolation of close contacts; enhancing infection prevention and control capabilities in domestic medical facilities; and launching community outreach to raise public awareness of prevention.

MIIT released the economic performance of the communications industry for the first four months of 2026. In the first four months, cumulative telecom business revenue reached 594.1 billion yuan, down 1.7% YoY. Total telecom business volume, calculated at constant prices of the previous year, grew 8% YoY. As of month-end April, the total number of mobile phone users of the three basic telecom enterprises and China Broadnet reached 1.838 billion, a net increase of 10.92 million from year-end. Among them, 5G mobile phone users reached 1.262 billion, a net increase of 57.58 million from year-end, accounting for 68.7% of total mobile phone users. As of month-end April, the total number of 5G base stations reached 5.009 million, a net increase of 171,000 from year-end, accounting for 38.7% of total mobile base stations, up 0.5 percentage points from Q1.

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