Government orders 21-day quarantine for Ugandans returning from DRC and bars DRC transit travellers over Ebola

According to ChimpReports, the Minister of Health announced that Ugandans returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo will be quarantined for 21 days at their own cost, non-essential DRC nationals will be returned at the nearest point of entry, and travellers with a history of travel to the DRC may not transit through Uganda. The minister said the measures aim to contain the spread of Ebola, that contacts of active cases will be placed on a no-fly list, and that people who evade screening or breach quarantine may be prosecuted.