Uganda has confirmed six more new cases of Ebola, bringing ?the total number of cases confirmed in the country so far to 15, the ?health ministry said on Tuesday, as the United Nations migration agency warned that border closures may increase the risk of the virus spreading.
Ugandas health ministry said in a statement on its X ?account that the six new cases were contacts of other confirmed ?cases. It said to date, there have been two discharges from the hospital, ?with 12 people admitted and one death.
The UN International Organisation for Migration ?IOM has, meanwhile, warned that border closures between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo may ?push people towards less monitored informal crossing points, increasing the risk of further spread of the Bundibugyo Ebola virus.
