Uganda president lifts all Ebola-related movement restrictions

FILE PHOTO: Motorists and cyclists are seen at a traffic light intersection amid the Ebola outbreak in Kampala, Uganda, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni lifted all Ebola-related movement restrictions on Saturday, saying the East African country had made progress in curbing the deadly disease.

Museveni rescinded restrictions on the disease's epicentre in the district of Mubende, which logged 66 cases and 29 deaths, and in the Kassanda region with 49 cases and 21 deaths.