pakistan
Uganda confirms new Ebola cases, linked to DR Congo
Key takeaways
- The new cases bring to five the total confirmed in Uganda since the current outbreak was discovered in the east African country on May 15.
- It named the patients as a Ugandan driver, a Ugandan health worker and a woman from the DRC, the epicentre of the outbreak, which the WHO has declared an international emergency.
- “Three new cases of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) have been confirmed in the country,” the Ugandan health ministry said in a statement on X.
Why this matters: local context for readers following news across Pakistan and the region.
Add ARY News on Google AAResize Three new Ebola cases have been confirmed in Uganda, health authorities said Saturday, after the World Health Organization raised the risk from the deadly outbreak to the highest level for neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.
The new cases bring to five the total confirmed in Uganda since the current outbreak was discovered in the east African country on May 15.
It named the patients as a Ugandan driver, a Ugandan health worker and a woman from the DRC, the epicentre of the outbreak, which the WHO has declared an international emergency.
Article preview — originally published by ARY News. Full story at the source.
Read full story on ARY News →
More top stories
Also covered by
Bloomberg Markets
Uganda Confirms Three More Ebola Cases as Outbreak Spreads
The Hindu
Uganda confirms three new Ebola cases, bringing total to five
Al Jazeera
Uganda confirms three new Ebola cases, bringing total to five
Times of India
Evening news wrap: US state secretary Marco Rubio holds talks with PM Modi; Uganda confirms 3 new Ebola cases & more
Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from ARY News alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place.
Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop