Uganda orders 21-day quarantine for citizens returning from DR Congo

Uganda is requiring citizens who have travelled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to quarantine for 21 days at their own expense when they return. Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi announced the measure in Kampala on October 25, as Ebola cases in Kenya and Nigeria raised concerns about travellers passing through Uganda. Uganda declared its Bundibugyo outbreak over on July 28 after recording 20 infections and two deaths, and has strengthened screening at Entebbe airport and land crossings. Baryomunsi disputed that a Ugandan-born woman whose infection was confirmed in Nigeria contracted Ebola during a visit to Uganda; the WHO says it has no information showing that she travelled to the DRC.