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Uganda locks down 2 districts in bid to stem spread of Ebola

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Ebola has infected 58 people in Uganda country since September 20, 2022 when authorities declared an outbreak. [iStockphoto]

Ugandan authorities on Saturday imposed a travel lockdown on two Ebola-hit districts as part of efforts to stop the spread of the contagious disease.

The measures announced by President Yoweri Museveni mean residents of the central Ugandan districts of Mubende and Kassanda can't travel into or out of those areas by private or public means. Cargo vehicles and others transiting from Kampala, the capital, to southwestern Uganda are still allowed to operate, he said.

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