Uganda Closes Border With Congo as Ebola Fears Rise
Uganda has closed its border with Congo amid rising fears of an Ebola outbreak. Seven confirmed cases of the virus have been reported in the capital, Kampala. Officials assert that the country has strong disease surveillance measures in place.
- ▪Uganda has reported seven confirmed cases of Ebola in Kampala.
- ▪The government has decided to close the border with Congo to prevent further spread of the virus.
- ▪Officials emphasize the robustness of the country's disease surveillance system.
10 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 10 hours. Coverage spans 4 points on the political spectrum — 3 lean left, 3 centre, 1 lean right, 1 right.
- ▪ Uganda closes border with DRC in an effort to contain Ebola outbreak — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ Uganda closes its border with Congo over Ebola outbreak — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Uganda closes its border with Congo, where suspected cases of rare Ebola type are surging — Korea Times
- ▪ Uganda closes its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare Ebola type are surging - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Uganda closes border with Congo as it tries to contain spread of rare type of Ebola — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ Uganda Closes Border With Congo As Ebola Outbreak Rages (Live Updates) — Forbes — Business
- ▪ Uganda closes border with Congo after surge of rare Ebola cases — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Uganda closes its border with Congo as cases of a rare Ebola type surge — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ Uganda closes border with Congo to try to limit Ebola spread — Straits Times — World
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