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Uganda announces lockdown as Ebola cases rise

Headline from Local News 8, on the newest of 2 developments

By Mitchell McCluskey and Heather Chen, CNN Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has declared an immediate three-week lockdown in two high risk districts as the country battles a rise in Ebola infections. All movement in and out of the Mubende and Kassanda districts will be halted, Museveni said in a t…

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  1. Uganda locks down 2 districts in bid to stem spread of Ebola

    Headline from MedicalXpress ·

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    Uganda announces lockdown as Ebola cases rise

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

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  1. Sioux City Journal

    Uganda locks down 2 districts in bid to stem spread of Ebola (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    Ugandan authorities have imposed a travel lockdown on two Ebola-hit districts as part of efforts to stop the spread of the contagious disease. The measures announced by President Yoweri Museveni

  2. Wyoming Public Media

    Uganda has locked down two districts in a bid to stem the spread of Ebola (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    Ugandan authorities on Saturday imposed a travel lockdown on two Ebola-hit districts as part of efforts to stop the spread of the contagious disease.

  3. Delaware Public Media

    Uganda has locked down two districts in bid to stem the spread of Ebola (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Ugandan authorities on Saturday imposed a travel lockdown on two Ebola-hit districts as part of efforts to stop the spread of the contagious disease.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Uganda orders 21-day lockdown in bid to contain spread of Ebola (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Health ministry reports 19 deaths and 58 confirmed cases since the outbreak was first reported on September 20.

  5. Local News 8

    Uganda announces lockdown as Ebola cases rise (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Mitchell McCluskey and Heather Chen, CNN Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has declared an immediate three-week lockdown in two high risk districts as the country battles a rise in Ebola infections. All movement in and out of the Mubende and Kassanda districts will be halted, Museveni said in a t…

  6. The Week

    Ebola outbreak leads to 3-week lockdown in two Ugandan districts (opens The Week)

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  7. Newsweek

    Uganda announces limited lockdown to curb Ebola spread (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The 21-day lockdown is in effect in Uganda's Mubende and Kassanda districts.

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