Ebola: Uganda releases 60 contacts after 21 days
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kenyans
The 60 people monitored in Uganda after contact with Kenya’s first Ebola patient completed their 21-day monitoring period without infection, Ugandan Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi announced. They were released on 25 October after the Kenyan traveller’s movements were traced, according to Uganda’s Health Ministry.
The 60 people placed under surveillance in Uganda after coming into contact with Kenya’s first Ebola case were released after 21 days of monitoring, with none testing positive. Uganda’s Health Minister, Chris Baryomunsi, announced this on Sunday 25 October during a press briefing.
None of the contacts developed symptoms during the monitoring period. Health teams identified them among staff at points of entry and exit, hotel employees and transport operators who had encountered the Kenyan traveller. Uganda retraced his journey after learning that he had passed through the country before his infection was reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The release marks the end of monitoring for these 60 people, but Uganda’s Health Ministry says the country has no active cases of Ebola. Uganda had imposed a 21-day quarantine on travellers and strengthened screening at Entebbe airport on 22 October as part of its precautionary measures.
