Published on
28/05/2026 - 11:19 GMT+2
Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered the closure of the border with its neighbour, the Democratic Republic of Congo, as suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola surge to near 1,000.
The decision by the Ugandan Ebola task force comes as other variants of the virus emerge and follows a rise in local health workers exposed to the virus by Congolese patients who crossed before the outbreak was declared on May 15.
According to the Ugandan Ministry of Health, travel across the Congo border will be authorised only in emergency cases, including for the outbreak response, cargo or security reasons.
