CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia is again issuing entry visas to visitors from Congo because it has been declared Ebola-free, but residents of West African nations still grappling with the deadly disease remain banned.

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said Wednesday that the World Health Organization's declaration would allow more than 200 visa applications from Congo that had been suspended since last month to be processed.

Australia suspended entry visas for Congo, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea four weeks ago in a bid to keep Ebola out of the country. There have been no cases of the disease reported in Australia.