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Masindi District declared Ebola-free

    NAIROBI

    Uganda’s health ministry has declared the western district of Masindi to be Ebola-free, Ugandan radio announced on Wednesday. It quoted a press release from the health ministry as saying that 40 days had passed since the last case of Ebola was confirmed in the district. The ministry thanked the people of Masindi for the “job well done in controlling the disease”. WHO also reported on Wednesday that as of 14 January, there had been no new Ebola cases in Gulu District. It said the cumulative total of cases remained at 396 cases, with 150 deaths. The total number of cases in Masindi remained at 27 cases, with 19 deaths, it added.

    The WHO reiterated that the Ebola outbreak required no special restrictions on travel or trade to or from the country. Ugandan Muslims are currently in disagreement with the Saudi Arabian authorities who have refused to allow them travel to Mecca on pilgrimage, citing fears that Ebola infection in one of the Ugandan delegates would be risky for the rest of the pilgrims, according to Uganda media.

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