Lockdown option looms in Uganda over rising Ebola cases
Staff, 2022-10-29 00:03:35,
Rising cases of Ebola in the Ugandan capital Kampala is fuelling fear of a possible lockdown with the Health minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, saying medical workers were looking for more than 300 contacts of Ebola, most of whom are currently in Kampala and nearby Wakiso district.
The police and the military have sealed off several public places like small taxi parks, roadside makeshift markets and bus stages while other public places have reinstated the requirements to wear masks and wash hands before one can assess them. Some organisations have asked workers to resume working from home.
At the same time, Director-General of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the spread of the Ebola virus beyond the epicentre in central Uganda is concerning and needs concerted efforts to contain.
This week, Parliament resolved only 200 of the over 500 members will be sitting in plenary each day to reduce the risk of catching the disease.
Ebola in three schools
The Health ministry also confirmed six cases in three schools in Kampala and that it had lined up 170 contacts from these schools although the institutions, which were not named, remain open.
Dr Aceng said that all contacts in Kampala will be quarantined at government cost for 21 days to limit further spread through secondary transmission.
Health authorities are seeking extra funding as the deadly disease continues to rapidly spread to more districts.
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