The Uganda Ministry of Health confirmed the first imported case on May 15, 2026, after lab testing of a sample from a Congolese man who died in a Kampala hospital. A second unrelated case was confirmed the next day.
These were two laboratory-confirmed imported cases in Kampala (including one death) among individuals who had traveled from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s Ituri Province.
Claim:
A video that is making rounds on social media particularly tiktok(
Natoo media) claiming president museveni has ordered a curfew on districts of Mubende and Kasanda due to Ebola Outbreak amd no one should move in and out of the two districts.
Verdict: Misleading
A review conducted by JamiiCheck has established that the video making rounds on social media is old and intended to mislead the public.
After a review through Google lens, the
video circulating on social media is was recorded on October 15, 2022 as president museveni was addressing Ebola Outbreak at that time.
Uganda Ministry of health
posted on their official X that the video is fake and intended to mislead the public.
Conclusion:
False Claim: No lockdown ordered in Mubende and Kasanda in May 2026.