Uganda has ordered the 'immediate' closure of its border with Congo as cases of a rare type of Ebola surge in Congo and begin appearing in Uganda. The measure is intended to contain the outbreak.

<img alt="A person in a hazmat suits sprays a liquid" height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/06cd514f-8e1e-4bb7-af0f-07a6ba08b564,1779891740539/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C648%2C6225%2C3501%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="A sanitation worker from the Bunia city government sprays chlorine to disinfect the central market, as Ituri province continues to combat an Ebola outbreak, in Bunia, Congo, Saturday, May 23, 2026." width="620" /><p>Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered th...