Ugandan authorities have imposed Covid-like restrictions to try and control an Ebola outbreak. Ebola has infected 58 people, killing at least 19 since September 20, when authorities declared an outbreak.
Ugandan authorities have imposed Covid-like restrictions to try and control an Ebola outbreak.All entertainment venues, including bars and places of worship, have been closed.The restrictions will last at least 21 days.Ebola has infected 58 people in the East African country since September 20, when authorities declared an outbreak.At least four health workers have died Ugandan authorities were not quick in detecting the outbreak, which began infecting people in a farming community in August.
The Sudan strain of the disease, for which there is no proven vaccine, is circulating in the country of 45 million people. Ebola, which manifests as a viral haemorrhagic fever, can be difficult to detect because fever is also a symptom of malaria.
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