Uganda has officially discharged all 60 contacts linked to a Kenyan traveller who tested positive for Ebola after they completed the mandatory 21-day monitoring period without developing any symptoms or testing positive for the virus.

Health Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi made the announcement on Sunday at the Uganda Media Centre, confirming that the country remains free of Ebola. The contacts included staff at entry and exit points, hotel workers and transport operators who interacted with the Kenyan traveller during his journey through Uganda.

“Once we had that information, we reconstructed the travel history of that Kenyan and were able to identify all the contacts, up to sixty of them, and they have been under isolation. They have completed the mandatory 21 days of follow-up. None of them developed symptoms or tested positive for Ebola,” Baryomunsi said.

In a parallel measure, the minister announced that Ugandan citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo will now be subjected to a mandatory 21-day quarantine. The decision comes as Uganda tightens precautions amid regional Ebola concerns, including investigations into a Nigerian case that showed genetic links to the Kenyan strain.

Baryomunsi said screening has been intensified at Entebbe International Airport and all land border crossings. All travellers entering Uganda by air, land or water must complete the passenger locator form.

Uganda last declared its Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak over on 28 July 2026 and has recorded no new cases since then.