Uganda imposes 21-day Ebola quarantine on travellers
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Monitor
Uganda is imposing a mandatory 21-day quarantine on travellers returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi announced. The measure aims to limit Ebola’s regional spread, as fatal cases have been reported in Kenya and one case is being monitored in Nigeria, reports Daily Monitor.
Uganda will impose a mandatory 21-day quarantine on its nationals returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after staying there, Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi announced on Sunday 25 October. The measure aims to strengthen prevention against the regional spread of the Ebola virus, while no confirmed cases have been recorded in Uganda, reports the Daily Monitor.
Ugandan authorities have also made monitoring mandatory for travellers entering by air, land or sea, with a locator form to be completed. The 60 people who had contact with an Ebola case in Kenya have completed their 21-day monitoring period without developing symptoms and have been released. Uganda has also set up three treatment units in eastern DRC, with a total capacity of 240 beds, according to Chris Baryomunsi.
The decision follows Uganda’s reinstatement on 24 October of traveller monitoring forms, followed by a transit ban for travellers who had stayed in the DRC. It extends the measures outlined in the reinstatement of traveller monitoring forms and the transit ban for travellers who had stayed in the DRC.
