Tanzania, July 29 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania will maintain all measures introduced to prevent the importation of Ebola until the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is declared over, meanwhile Uganda's health minister declared the country Ebola-free yesterday following the latest outbreak of the viral haemorrhagic disease, which infected 20 people and claimed two lives.

Speaking to The Citizen, the Director of Health Emergency Preparedness and Response at the Ministry of Health, Dr Erasto Odindo, said the government has intensified surveillance at key points of entry, including border posts, airports and seaports, since May following Ebola outbreaks reported in neighbouring countries.

The Ministry of Health strengthen...