Parts of Uganda have entered a three - week lockdown to assist contain an Ebola outbreak that has come across the country . Uganda ’s President Yoweri K Museveniannouncedthe measures on October 15 , noting that people will not be able to travel in or out of Mubende and Kassanda .
A nighttime curfew between 7:00 autopsy and 6:00 am will also be imposed on the two territorial dominion . All bars , gyms , amusement venue , and places of worship will be closed , and public transport has been temporarily stanch .
Ugandadeclared an Ebola outbreakin September 2022 follow six “ suspicious deaths ” in the previous calendar month . President Museveni hadreportedlybeen loth to impose a lockdown at first , noting Ebola wasnot an airborne viruslike COVID-19 .
However , case number are on the up . At the clip the lockdown was harbinger , the nation had report at least 58 confirmed cases of Ebola , of which 19 have die and 20 have recovered .
“ Last prison term , I spoke to you about some multitude that were unmanageable , lie to us , commandeer drained bodies , and move from district to district include coming to Kampala City . This move and deceit has not changed and the risk of spreading Ebola to other parts of the country persist very gamy . Ebola , as you know , is extremely infective and deadly . It greatly affects the saving and touristry industry , ” President Museveni said in the annunciation .
“ If not adequately controlled , Ebola may spread beyond Uganda , ” he tot , therefore portion of Uganda have record a three - workweek lockdown to assist contain the eruption .
Ebolais a viral disease that causes blood clotting problems , leading to internal hemorrhage and other complications . Around half the people who condense the disease die , although case human death rates for the Sudan metal money , which looks like behind this in vogue outbreak in Uganda , have varied from 41 percent to 100 percent in different irruption .
The infection often starts with symptoms such as febricity , fatigue , muscle pains , followed by regurgitation , diarrhea , afflicted kidney and liver function , and unexplained bleeding .
The disease can be spread through contact with the corporal fluids of a mortal who is sick of with or has died from the Ebola virus disease . to boot , the virus is present in animal reservoir find in sub - Saharan Africa .
They are six known species of the ebolavirus , three of which ( Bundibugyo , Sudan , and Zaire ) have previouslycaused great outbreaks .
While effective Ebola vaccineshave been developedin recent age , they have only proved in force against the more common Zaire mintage . It is undecipherable how well they perform against the Sudan species .
