WHO Declares Uganda Ebola-Free, DRC Outbreak Intensifies
Summary
The World Health Organization has declared Uganda Ebola-free after 42 days without new infections, while the outbreak continues to intensify in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Uganda’s health ministry says the country had already ended the outbreak last month and is urging travel restrictions to be lifted.
Key Points
- The World Health Organization declared Uganda Ebola-free after 42 days without any new Ebola infections.
- Uganda’s Ministry of Health had already declared the outbreak over on July 28 after the last infected patient was discharged from isolation.
- Diana Atwine urged countries that imposed travel restrictions on Uganda to remove them unless there are other reasons to keep them in place.
- Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have risen to 5,656, with 2,715 deaths reported and Ituri province at the center of the outbreak.
