Uganda extends Ebola lockdown in two hotspots
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUganda’s president extended a six-week lockdown Saturday on two districts at the epicenter of an an Ebola outbreak that has claimed 55…
Uganda sees ‘downward trend’ in Ebola cases: Health minister
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUganda has recorded a drop in the number of new Ebola cases, with some districts going for at least two weeks without…
Ugandan doctors face fear and shortages in Ebola outbreak
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen Ebola broke out in Uganda in September, 10 doctors immediately stepped forward to work in an isolation unit at Fort Portal…
Ebola scare in Britain: Hospital in Essex was shut overnight after patient had tell-tale symptoms of killer virus after 'travelling abroad'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBritain was hit by an Ebola scare last night after part of an Essex hospital was shut down over fears a patient was…
Jinja records first Ebola death as WHO upgrades Uganda's situation to 'Very High'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteJinja district has recorded its first Ebola fatality, becoming the ninth district in Uganda to register the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Read…
Uganda on High Alert as Ebola Continues to Spread
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe World Health Organization reports the Ebola virus has now spread to eight districts in Uganda,including the densely populated capital Read More
Ebola outbreak projected to kill 500 as response repeats mistakes of Wuhan
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUganda’s Ebola outbreak is expected to become one of the deadliest within six months, according to leaked government projections Read More
Uganda shortens school term by two weeks to curb Ebola
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUganda will shorten the school term by two weeks to reduce daily contact amongst students and help curb the spread of Ebola, …
Ebola crisis in Uganda: A new public health warning from WHO
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe death toll from an Ebola outbreak in Uganda has risen to 48, with 131 confirmed cases, a health official involved in…
Did EBOLA leak from a lab? Scientists claim accident at US-funded biofacility may have caused 2014 West Africa outbreak
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe 2014 Ebola outbreak may have been borne out of an accidental lab leak at a US Government-funded facility, Read More