Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak
STORY: Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak
DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:40
LOCATION: Kampala
CATEGORY: HEALTH
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Kampala
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS, WHO Director-General
3. various of healthcare workers caring for patients
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa
5. WHO staff talking to a healthcare worker
6. various of the healthcare worker unboxing supplies
7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa
8. various of participants in a workshop
STORYLINE:
Uganda on Wednesday said the Ebola Sudan Virus outbreak in the country has ended after no new case was reported over a period of 42 days.
The World Health Organization (WHO) requires that for a country to be declared Ebola-free, it should spend 42 days (two 21-day incubation cycles of the virus) without any new cases reported.
Minister of Health Ruth Aceng made the announcement in the Central Region district of Mubende, which was
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