{UAH} Lockdown recommended

The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) president, Dr Samuel Oledo, has recommended that stringent measures including a lockdown be considered for Kampala to contain the spread of the Ebola virus. This comes at a time when Ebola cases in greater Kampala have risen to 15 in the last 48 hours.

Currently, Uganda has 90 cumulative cases with 28 active cases on admission and 28 lives lost. Meanwhile, the districts of Mubende and Kassanda are under a 21-day lockdown.

Speaking on the KFM Hotseat show on Monday, Dr Oledo expressed fear that the government is sitting on a time bomb, warning that the worst is yet to come if nothing is done in the shortest time possible to contain the spread of the viral disease. "Kampala should have restriction of movement, let us hold Kampala when it is still early. The earlier we lockdown Kampala the better. Ugandans are still taking it as something so minor. It is catastrophic that right now, people are not even reporting cases," he said.

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