# Uganda orders 21-day quarantine for citizens returning from DR Congo

https://mins.news/en/item/114958

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-25 18:20 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/25/uganda-orders-21-day-ebola-quarantine-for-citizens-returning-from-dr-congo?traffic_source=rss

> Uganda has ordered citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to quarantine for 21 days and strengthened screening at airports and land crossings. Kampala says it has no active Ebola infections, while Swiss authorities believe a woman diagnosed in Nigeria contracted the virus in Uganda. Officials are investigating possible sources of infection.

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