The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, has warned that the government may be forced to ban travelling upcountry for Christmas should the Ebola cases increase.
Dr Aceng said her ministry is closely monitoring the Ebola infection rates and that at an appropriate time, they will advise on whether it is prudent to ban the public from travelling upcountry for Christmas.
“…we are moving into a festive season. All of you know what happens during the festive season, you see how vehicles move. Ebola moves by foot, road, buses whatever, any means of transport, Ebola moves with it. So as we move towards the festive season, Ebola will move from wherever it is,” Dr Aceng said while meeting editors of selected media houses in Kampala last Friday.
She added: “So as we continue to watch the evolution of the epidemic, if you hear us saying, please don’t go to your homes for Christmas, stand with us because if Ebola is taken to your grandparents, it will be very unfortunate. I am not saying we are going to do that, we are watching evolution, so don’t misquote me. We are watching, every day, that is why we give statistics.”
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