Uganda's Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi, in black suit and white shirt, gestures as he speaks. There is a black microphone in front of him and a banner with words Uganda Media Centre and a Ugandan coat of arms behind him.Image source, Reuters
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Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi said the measures were meant to keep the country free of Ebola

ByBasillioh Rukanga
  • Published26 October 2026, 08:16 GMT
Updated 31 minutes ago

Ugandans returning from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo will be quarantined for 21 days, the health ministry has said, as the country tightens restrictions to contain the spread of Ebola virus.

More than 4,800 people have died in DR Congo since May - the country's deadliest outbreak of the disease - and has since spread to several other countries.