Rwanda has restricted movement across its border with the DR Congo, where an Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,800 people in the past year.
Parts of the border were closed after a third case of Ebola was identified in the Congolese border city of Goma, where two people have already died.

It is the worst Ebola outbreak in the nation's history: at least 2,700 people have so far been infected.

The outbreak has been complicated by an active conflict zone.

About 12 new cases are being reported every day in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports.

The biggest crossing point between the two countries was reopened after 12 hours, while a smaller one was expected to reopen later on Thursday.

The border had been closed to "avoid unnecessary crossings" to Goma, said Gilbert Habayarimana, the mayor of Rubavu district in western Rwanda, which borders Goma.

Earlier, the Congolese presidency said it "deplore[d] this decision, which runs counter to the advice of the WHO".

The WHO previously warned against trying to contain the virus by restricting travel or trade. Last week, it designated the outbreak a global health emergency, its highest level of alarm.

The designation has only been used four times previously, including during the Ebola epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa between 2014 and 2016.

"The closure is terrible for me. Yes, Ebola is a terrible thing, but living is what matters most," Ernest Mvuyekure, a builder who works in Goma, told the BBC. "I'm more afraid of hunger than Ebola."

Claudine Uwitonze, who works in both the Rwandan city of Gisenyi and in Goma, said: "I'm so shocked now, because my life depends on DR Congo. I'm afraid I'm going to die of hunger because I have nothing else to do."