India, Oct. 25 -- The Ugandan Ministry of Health has instituted strict new public health directives, mandating a 21-day quarantine for all returning citizens who possess a recent travel history to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Alongside the quarantine mandate for nationals, the government confirmed that international travellers coming from or through the DRC will no longer be permitted to transit through Ugandan territory.

The emergency measures were enacted following international investigations into recent Ebola cases detected abroad that shared transit links through Entebbe International Airport.

The heightened security protocols come in response to mounting epidemiological concerns across East and West Africa. Public h...