Uganda says Ebola outbreak contained, seeks lifting of travel restrictions

KAMPALA, July 5 — Uganda has contained the spread of Ebola nearly two months after the outbreak was declared following the importation of cases from the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a senior health official said on Sunday.

Diana Atwine, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Health, said in a post on social media platform X that the outbreak had been contained through the treatment of all imported confirmed cases and those they infected, the tracing and quarantine of contacts, and the provision of the required supportive care.

The ministry has also implemented preventive measures to curb the spread of the disease from eastern DRC, the epicenter of the ongoing outbreak, said Atwine.