{"id":507390,"date":"2022-11-06T14:54:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-06T11:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/uganda-extends-lockdowns-as-ebola-spreads\/"},"modified":"2022-11-06T14:54:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T11:54:41","slug":"uganda-extends-lockdowns-as-ebola-spreads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uganda-extends-lockdowns-as-ebola-spreads\/","title":{"rendered":"#Uganda extends lockdowns as Ebola spreads"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33e255ce1bb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33e255ce1bb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uganda-extends-lockdowns-as-ebola-spreads\/#%E2%80%9CUganda_extends_lockdowns_as_Ebola_spreads%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Uganda extends lockdowns as Ebola spreads&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CUganda_extends_lockdowns_as_Ebola_spreads%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Uganda extends lockdowns as Ebola spreads&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2018\/proteinsfoun.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2018\/proteinsfoun.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Ebola virus particles (red) on a larger cell. Credit: NIAID\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2018\/proteinsfoun.jpg\" alt=\"Ebola\" title=\"Ebola virus particles (red) on a larger cell. Credit: NIAID\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Ebola virus particles (red) on a larger cell. Credit: NIAID<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Uganda on Saturday extended a three-week lockdown on two districts at the center of an Ebola outbreak which has claimed over 50 lives, curbing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> and closing public places.\n                                                <\/p>\n<p>                                                                                Since the outbreak was declared in the central district of Mubende on September 20, the disease has spread across the East African nation, including the capital Kampala.<\/p>\n<p>Fifty-one deaths reported have been reported as of Saturday, according to Ugandan authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The strain now circulating in Uganda is known as the Sudan Ebola virus, for which there is currently no vaccine, although there are several candidate vaccines heading towards clinical trials.<\/p>\n<p>The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said Uganda had registered over 150 confirmed and probable cases, including 64 fatalities.<\/p>\n<p>President Yoweri Museveni imposed a 21-day lockdown on Mubende and neighboring Kassanda on October 15, but has said that nationwide curbs were not needed.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Health Minister Ruth Jane Aceng told AFP that &#8220;the lockdown of Mubende and Kassanda districts &#8230; will be extended for another 21 days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These include a dusk-to-dawn curfew, a ban on personal travel and the closure of markets, bars and churches.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We urge the public to comply and remain vigilant,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Ebola is spread through bodily fluids, with common symptoms being fever, vomiting, bleeding and diarrhea. <\/p>\n<p>Outbreaks are difficult to contain, especially in urban environments.<\/p>\n<p>Museveni has also ordered the police to arrest anyone infected with Ebola who refuses to isolate.<\/p>\n<p>WHO on Wednesday warned that there was a high risk of Ebola spreading further and called on neighboring countries to boost their preparedness.<\/p>\n<p>Uganda&#8217;s last recorded fatality from a previous Ebola outbreak was in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The worst Ebola epidemic in West Africa between 2013 and 2016 killed more than 11,300 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2022 AFP<\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 Uganda extends lockdowns as Ebola spreads (2022, November  6)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved  6 November 2022<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2022-11-uganda-lockdowns-ebola.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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