Uganda imposes 21-day quarantine on citizens returning from Congo

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Uganda has mandated a 21-day quarantine for its citizens returning from Congo amid heightened Ebola concerns. This comes after two individuals who had recently been in Uganda tested positive for Ebola in Nigeria and Kenya. Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi announced increased traveler screening at Entebbe International Airport and land border crossings, requiring all incoming travelers to fill out a passenger locator form. The Nigerian case involves a Swiss diplomat's wife who traveled through Addis Ababa and Abuja after visiting Uganda; Ugandan officials are investigating the possibility that she contracted the virus in Congo rather than Uganda.
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As of October 25, 2026, Uganda has imposed a 21-day quarantine on its citizens returning from Democratic Republic of Congo, amid heightened Ebola precautions. This move comes after two individuals who had recently traveled through Uganda tested positive for the virus in Kenya and Nigeria. Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi stated that all 60 contacts linked to a Kenyan case have completed their monitoring period and been discharged, while officials are still investigating the Nigerian case involving the wife of a Swiss diplomat.

The health ministry's permanent secretary, Diana Atwine, confirmed at a press conference that both the Kenyan and Nigerian cases passed through Entebbe International Airport on the same day but did not interact physically. Uganda has declared itself Ebola-free since ending its latest outbreak in July but remains vigilant with intensified traveler screening at all land border crossings and Entebbe airport.

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Congo Kenya Nigeria Nigerian Uganda

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Uganda GPE · 9× Congo GPE · 4× Kenya GPE · 4× Nigeria GPE · 4× Nigerian NORP · 4× Ugandan NORP · 3× Baryomunsi PERSON · 2× KAMPALA GPE · 2× Kenyan NORP · 2× Swiss NORP · 2×

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Both the Kenyan and the Nigerian cases travelled through the same Ugandan airport on the same day but there was no physical interaction between the two, Diana Atwine, the health ministry's permanent secretary, told the press conference, citing a review of the airport's CCTV system. Baryomunsi said all 60 contacts linked to a Kenyan Ebola case had completed their 21-day monitoring period and been discharged. "The ministry has intensified traveller screening at Entebbe International Airport and all land border crossings.
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🔮 Ugandan citizens returning to the country with a history of travel to Democratic Republic of Congo will be quarantined for 21 days, Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi said on Sunday as Uganda tightened Ebola precautions.
2026-10-25 · The Straits Times
Uganda imposes 21-day quarantine on citizens returning from Congo · assertive framing

Claims (20 extracted, 1 hedged)

Uganda imposes 21-day quarantine on citizens returning from Congo asserted
Uganda → impose → Congo
Ugandan citizens returning to the country with a history of travel to Democratic Republic of Congo will be quarantined for 21 days, Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi said on Sunday as Uganda tightened Ebola precautions. asserted
Uganda → return → precautions
Uganda says it is Ebola-free after declaring an end to its latest outbreak in July, but there has been concern among health experts after two people who had recently passed through the country later tested positive in Kenya and Nigeria. asserted
who → say → Kenya
Uganda says it is investigating the Nigerian case, which involves the wife of a Swiss diplomat. asserted
which → say → diplomat
The woman, 42, returned from Uganda through Addis Ababa to Abuja on Oct. 3, according to Nigeria's Centre for Disease Control, which said she is in isolation and has improved remarkably. uncertain
she → return → isolation
The agency said 53 contacts had been traced. asserted
contacts → say → ?
Ugandan officials are reviewing genomic sequencing, travel information, interactions and movements in coordination with Nigerian authorities and international partners. asserted
officials → review → authorities
Swiss authorities had said the woman is believed to have contracted the virus in Uganda. asserted
woman → say → Uganda
Baryomunsi pushed back, saying Switzerland was "speaking prematurely". asserted
Switzerland → push → ?
He said the woman's relatives from West Nile visited her in Kansanga, a suburb of Kampala, and that those relatives had visited Congo. asserted
relatives → say → Congo
"What evidence do they have that she never travelled there?" he said. asserted
he → have → evidence
"We should speak science, not politics." asserted
We → speak → science
Kenya's first Ebola patient had travelled from Congo to Uganda and taken a flight from Entebbe airport to Nairobi on Oct. 3. asserted
patient → travel → Oct.
The patient died two days later. asserted
patient → die → ?
Both the Kenyan and the Nigerian cases travelled through the same Ugandan airport on the same day but there was no physical interaction between the two, Diana Atwine, the health ministry's permanent secretary, told the press conference, citing a review of the airport's CCTV system. Baryomunsi said all 60 contacts linked to a Kenyan Ebola case had completed their 21-day monitoring period and been discharged. "The ministry has intensified traveller screening at Entebbe International Airport and all land border crossings. asserted
ministry → travel → Airport
All travellers intending to enter Uganda by air, land or water must complete the passenger locator form," he said. asserted
he → intend → form
Genomic analysis of Nigeria's only confirmed Ebola case showed the virus was closely related to the strain detected in Kenya's index case, though Nigerian authorities said there was no evidence that the Kenya case travelled to Nigeria or had a direct connection. asserted
case → confirm → connection
Uganda borders Congo, where the outbreak began, and has previously battled Ebola outbreaks. asserted
outbreak → border → outbreaks
Late on Sunday, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a nurse was killed and a health worker severely injured when they were attacked while responding to an Ebola alert in the northern Congolese town of Bafwasende. asserted
they → say → Bafwasende
"Everyone working to protect communities from this deadly disease must be able to work in dignity and safety," he wrote on X, saying the attack occurred on Saturday. asserted
attack → work → Saturday
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