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Uganda orders 21-day quarantine for citizens returning from DR Congo

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Uganda’s Health Ministry said on Sunday that citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo must quarantine for 21 days at their own cost, and that most travellers from Congo may not transit Uganda. Screening has been tightened at Entebbe airport and land crossings. Kampala says the country has no active Ebola infections after ending its outbreak in July. Swiss authorities believe a woman diagnosed in Nigeria was infected in Uganda, Al Jazeera reports. The BBC reports more than 4,800 deaths in the DR Congo outbreak since May, with cases also found in Kenya and Nigeria.

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Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Uganda’s Health Ministry said citizens returning from DR Congo must quarantine for 21 days at their own cost.

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    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    BBC News
    Right
    The Washington Times

  2. Uganda has tightened screening at Entebbe International Airport and land border crossings.

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    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    BBC News
    Right
    The Washington Times

  3. Uganda will not allow most travellers who have been in DR Congo to transit through the country, the health ministry said.

    One outletBBC News· Center

  4. Kampala says Uganda has no active Ebola infections after declaring its outbreak over on July 28.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  5. Swiss authorities believe a woman diagnosed in Nigeria was infected in Uganda.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  6. Ebola cases have been reported in Kenya and Nigeria, and the DR Congo outbreak has killed more than 4,800 people since May, according to the BBC.

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    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    BBC News

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • Uganda is free of Ebola.

    Kampala says Uganda has no active infections and declared its outbreak over on July 28. Swiss authorities believe a woman diagnosed in Nigeria was infected in Uganda, according to Al Jazeera.

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report a 21-day quarantine for Ugandans returning from DR Congo and tighter screening at Entebbe. The sides differ in emphasis: the right stresses border controls and returnees’ costs, the left Uganda’s Ebola-free claim, the center the transit ban.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Headlines state the quarantine plainly, while descriptions set Kampala’s Ebola-free claim against Swiss authorities’ belief that the infection began in Uganda.

    Uganda orders 21-day Ebola quarantine for citizens returning from DR Congo
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    Headlines report the quarantine as a measure to contain Ebola, with descriptions adding the transit ban and DR Congo’s death toll.

    Uganda imposes 21-day quarantine on citizens returning from DR Congo
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Headlines lead with Uganda tightening border controls and the cost to returnees, framing the measure as a tougher response to a deadly virus.

    Uganda tightens Ebola border controls and requires returnees from Congo to pay for quarantine
    The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Kampala’s Ebola-free claim
  • Swiss authorities’ view
  • questions about travellers passing through Uganda
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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • transit ban for DR Congo travellers
  • DR Congo death toll above 4,800
  • questions after cases in Kenya and Nigeria
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From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • border controls
  • costs borne by returnees
  • deadly virus

Leaves out

  • Kampala’s claim that Uganda has no active infections

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  • The Washington TimesRight

    Uganda tightens Ebola border controls and requires returnees from Congo to pay for quarantine

    Uganda is reinforcing border controls to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus and now requires citizens returning from neighboring Congo to spend 21 days in quarantine at their own expense, the Health Ministry said Sunday, as investigators examine how a woman who traveled …

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    36 min later

    Its first report, Oct 25, 2:20 PM EDT

  • Center

    14 hr 34 min later

    Its first report, Oct 26, 4:18 AM EDT

  • Right

    First to report

    The Washington Times, Oct 25, 1:44 PM EDT

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  1. The Washington TimesRightOct 25, 1:44 PM EDT
  2. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 25, 2:20 PM EDT
  3. BBC NewsCenterOct 26, 4:18 AM EDT

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