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Uganda imposes self-funded 21-day quarantine on returning citizens from Congo
Swiss authorities link a Nigeria Ebola case to a Uganda visit, but Uganda's health minister questions whether that exposure route was ruled out.
The short version
- Uganda ordered citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to quarantine for 21 days at their own expense, announced by Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi on Sunday.[Associated Press · Al Jazeera]
- Swiss authorities stated a Ugandan-born woman diagnosed with Ebola in Nigeria was infected during a Uganda visit and had not been to Congo.[ABC News · Al Jazeera]
- Baryomunsi questioned whether relatives who had visited Congo and met the woman in a Kampala suburb had been ruled out as a possible exposure route.[Al Jazeera]
- All 60 people traced in Uganda after possible contact with a Kenyan patient completed 21 days of monitoring and were discharged.[ABC News · Al Jazeera]
Key facts
- Uganda ordered citizens returning after travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to quarantine for 21 days at their own expense.[Associated Press · Al Jazeera]
- Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi announced the quarantine measure on Sunday at a news conference in Kampala.[Al Jazeera]
- Swiss authorities stated a Ugandan-born woman diagnosed with Ebola in Nigeria contracted the virus during a visit to Uganda and had not visited Congo.[ABC News · Al Jazeera]
- Baryomunsi questioned whether a possible exposure route involving relatives who had visited the DRC had been ruled out.[Al Jazeera]
- Uganda declared its Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak over on July 28 after recording 20 infections and two deaths.[Al Jazeera]
- All 60 people traced in Uganda after possible contact with the Kenyan patient completed 21 days of monitoring and were discharged.[ABC News · Al Jazeera]
What remains uncertain
- The source of the Nigeria woman's Ebola infection is disputed, with Swiss statements differing from questions raised by Uganda's health minister.[ABC News · Al Jazeera]
- Investigators are still assessing how the woman contracted Ebola, so the cause has not been finally determined in the reporting.[Associated Press]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.
- Uganda orders 21-day Ebola quarantine for citizens returning from DR CongoAl Jazeera
- Uganda tightens Ebola border controls and requires returnees from Congo to pay for quarantineABC News - Health
- Uganda tightens Ebola border controls and requires returnees from Congo to pay for quarantineAssociated Press · Wire: associated-press