Mohamed Yakub Janabi
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- Oct 26
Uganda orders 21-day quarantine for returning citizens as Ebola spreads in DR Congo
Ugandans returning from DR Congo must spend 21 days in quarantine at their own cost, the health ministry said on Sunday, 25 October. The measure follows two Ebola cases in Kenya and Nigeria, both linked to people who had passed through Entebbe airport.
- Oct 19
DRC confirms eighth Ebola province as Kenya reports its eighth case
North Ubangi became the eighth province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to record Ebola cases, as national figures reached 9,455 cases and 4,561 deaths. Kenya, meanwhile, confirmed its eighth case in a patient who cared for the country's first patient.
- Aug 12
Congo Ebola outbreak surpasses 2,000 deaths as unseen Bundibugyo variant spreads undetected for months
The Democratic Republic of Congo's 17th Ebola outbreak has killed at least 2,061 people among 4,449 confirmed cases, driven by a previously unseen Bundibugyo variant that spread undetected for months before being declared on 15 May.