Uganda tightens Ebola border controls after Nigerian case

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 25 Oct, 18:01 · Archive

Uganda is reinforcing border controls and requiring citizens returning from Congo to quarantine for 21 days at their own expense.

Uganda is reinforcing border controls and now requires citizens returning from neighbouring Congo to spend 21 days in quarantine at their own expense, the Health Ministry said Sunday. The measure follows investigations into how a woman who travelled from Uganda to Nigeria contracted Ebola. Uganda has recorded no confirmed cases since declaring its outbreak over on 28 July, though the outbreak in Congo has killed thousands.

Under the new measures, nonessential Congolese travellers will be returned through the nearest border crossing at their own expense, whilst those entering illegally face prosecution. Screening has intensified at Entebbe International Airport and land borders. All arrivals must complete a passenger locator form and undergo health screening, including diplomats and United Nations personnel. Uganda first established border controls in May, restricting all but essential travellers, including humanitarian workers and truck drivers.

Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi said Ugandan investigators had not established whether the woman who contracted Ebola in Nigeria had travelled to Congo. He said she had relatives in Uganda and Congo and held two passports, one Ugandan. Switzerland's foreign ministry told the Associated Press that the woman, married to a Swiss diplomat in Nigeria, had not visited Congo and was believed to have contracted Ebola whilst travelling to Uganda. Investigators are working with Nigeria and international partners to verify her movements and interactions.

How it is being reported

• Uganda tightens Ebola border controls and requires returnees from Congo to pay for quarantineUganda is reinforcing existing border controls requiring citizens returning from Congo to undergo 21 days of quarantine at their own expense, the Health Ministry said Sunday, as investigators examine how a woman who traveled from Uganda to Nigeria contracted Ebola.News4Jax · 25 Oct, 17:44
• Uganda tightens Ebola border controls and requires returnees from Congo to pay for quarantineUganda is reinforcing existing border controls requiring citizens returning from Congo to undergo 21 days of quarantine at their own expense, the Health Ministry said Sunday, as investigators examine how a woman who traveled from Uganda to Nigeria contracted Ebola.Clickorlando · 25 Oct, 17:44

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