Uganda confirms two new Ebola cases: health ministry

Uganda confirmed on Monday two new cases of Ebola, bringing the total to seven since the virus outbreak was discovered in the East African country on May 15.

After training on the use of single-use protective equipment against Ebola virus disease, medical personnel at CBCA Virunga Hospital wear gowns, masks, and protective gears, as they prepares an isolation room for a female patient placed under 21-day observation in the suspected cases area in Goma, on May 21, 2026. Ebola continues to spread in the DRC, where the first cases of transmission were reported Thursday in the eastern province of South Kivu, while the health response is struggling to get organized and has given rise to scenes of chaos in Ituri province, the epicenter of the epidemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) issued an international health alert on Sunday to address a 17th Ebola outbreak in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a vast Central African country of more than 100 million inhabitants plagued by conflict. The WHO considers the epidemic risk to be high at the national and regional levels, but low at the global level. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP)

“The two new confirmed cases are Ugandan health workers working in a private facility in Kampala. Both patients have been admitted to the designated treatment unit and are now receiving care,” the health ministry said.

In a short statement, the ministry said that it was tracing the two individuals’ list of contacts and urged citizens “to immediately report anyone presenting symptoms” consistent with the virus to a health facility.

The World Health Organization (WHO) director-general said on Sunday more than 900 suspected Ebola cases had been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of the outbreak, which it declared on May 15.

Last week, Uganda suspended all public transport to the DRC after confirming two cases of Ebola, one infection and one death, involving Congolese nationals who crossed the border.

Three further cases were confirmed in the country on Saturday — a Ugandan driver, a Ugandan health worker, and a woman from the DRC.

Ebola is a deadly viral disease that spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids. It can cause severe bleeding and organ failure.

Uganda confirms two new Ebola cases: health ministry

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