Uganda imposes 21-day quarantine on citizens returning from DR Congo
Summary
Uganda will quarantine for 21 days, at their own expense, citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) as it steps up measures against Ebola. The health ministry has also tightened screening at airports and land borders and barred travellers who have been to DR Congo from transiting through Uganda.Key Facts
- Uganda announced the restrictions on Sunday, according to the health ministry.
- Returning Ugandans who have been to DR Congo must complete 21 days of quarantine at their own cost.
- Travellers who have been to DR Congo will not be allowed to transit through Uganda.
- Uganda has increased screening at Entebbe International Airport, land border crossings and designated road checkpoints.
- The measures follow Ebola cases in Kenya and Nigeria involving people who had travelled through Uganda.
- The health ministry said all 60 people monitored after contact with the Kenyan patient had been discharged.
- Uganda reported 20 Ebola cases and two deaths earlier in the outbreak; the World Health Organization declared the country free of the disease in August.
- Uganda says it has no current Ebola cases within its borders.
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