KAMPALA: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has set up an immediate lockdown and a three-week curfew in two districts from dusk to dawn in an effort to halt the spread of Ebola.
For the next 21 days, there will be restrictions on movement into and out of the two central districts of Mubende and Kassanda. Places of worship, markets, bars, and entertainment will all be closed.
19 people died and 58 confirmed cases of the often-fatal fever have been reported since the outbreak was first reported on September 20th, the health ministry said on Saturday.
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Despite a couple testing positive in Kampala, authorities said that the outbreak is confined to the two affected districts and has not yet reached the capital with a population of 1.5 million.
The president stated that although cargo trucks will be permitted to enter and exit the two areas, all other modes of transportation have been suspended.
