The virus, which frequently causes severe bleeding fever, has been linked to a record 19 fatalities and 58 confirmed injuries, according to the Ministry of Health, which first reported the disease’s outbreak on September 20.
There is currently no vaccination for the strain, which is now known in Uganda as the Sudanese Ebola virus.
According to the authorities, Kampala, the nation’s capital with a population of 1, and the central provinces of Mobonde and Casanda are where the majority of the current dynasty’s power is centred.
5 million people, but has not yet gotten to the two of them who were hurt.
In a televised speech on Saturday, Musivini announced the imposition of an immediate closure in Mobindy and Casanda and the curfew from dusk until dawn, in addition to banning their departure and the closure of markets, bars and churches for 21 days.
Museveni said that travel to and from the Mobonde and Casanda regions was no longer permitted.
“Stay there for 21 days if you are in my Mobindy and Sanda area,” he continued.
He clarified that, in contrast to all other transportation, whether personal or otherwise, he will continue to be permitted for goods trucks to enter and exit the two regions.
In an effort to limit the spread of Ebola, Museveni had ordered the traditional therapists to stop working with patients. He had also instructed the police to detain anyone who was suspected of having the virus but refused to enter isolation.
Body fluids are the main method of transmission for the Ebola virus, which typically causes fever, vomiting, bleeding, and diarrhoea.
Disease outbreaks are challenging to control, especially in crowded cities. 2019 saw the final Ebola virus outbreak death in Uganda.
Clinical studies on medications to treat this strain can start within weeks, according to the World Health Organization.
basics about the Ebola virus.
The cause for closing and prohibiting a roaming in an African nation is “Sudanese Ebola”
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