Uganda's President Museveni on Wednesday ruled out imposing a lockdown to contain the highly contagious Ebola virus, saying the country had the capacity to contain the outbreak.
Uganda declared an outbreak in madudu sub county in Mubende district.
The caseload stood at 24 with five confirmed deaths, according to president Museveni.
Museveni said Government has capacity to control the outbreak as it handled Covid_19. "There is no need for anxiety, no restrictions of movements, closure of schools places of worships, markets as of now."Museveni said
Ebola is an often-fatal viral haemorrhagic fever. The disease is named after a river in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where it was discovered in 1976.
Human transmission is through body fluids, with the main symptoms being fever, vomiting, bleeding and diarrhoea.
Outbreaks are difficult to contain, especially in urban environments.
People who are infected do not become contagious until symptoms appear, which is after an incubation period of between two and 21 days.
Ebola is transmitted through body fluids like saliva, urine, blood,vomits, feaces and sweat.
Six health workers were receiving treatment after testing positive for Ebola following exposure to the first victim, Museveni said.
