21-day quarantine for all arrivals from DR Congo, Uganda

Richard Mbagaro, a supervisor at the Kigonze camp for internally displaced people, speaks through a megaphone, urging residents to wash their hands with soap or ash as fear grows over the spread of Ebola, in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 25, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)

The Public Health Ministry on Tuesday began a 21-day mandatory quarantine for all arrivals from Ebola-stricken DR Congo and Uganda, amid rising arrivals from the central african countries and lack of cooperation.

Dr Somlerk Jeungsmarn, permanent secretary for public health, said on Tuesday that more people were arriving from the two central african countries. Some failed to report daily to health officials as required of them.