Uganda ​has closed its border with neighbouring Democratic ‌Republic of Congo with immediate effect to try to limit the spread of Ebola, Uganda’s government said ​on Wednesday. The border will be closed for ​four weeks, except for Ebola response teams, ⁠humanitarian and security operations, and food and ​cargo transport, senior health official Diana Atwine ​told a press conference. Uganda has reported seven Ebola cases and one death in the outbreak, whose epicentre is in ​Congo’s Ituri province. Congo has seen more than ​900 suspected cases and over 220 deaths, opens new tab, according to ‌the ⁠World Health Organization, which has declared the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola a public health emergency of international ​concern.

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