Twawebwa Mukama

No need to worry! Ebola!

Internet has become a medium whereby worry is transmitted faster than the virus itself. I’m talking about the Ebola virus, which has been identified in Uganda. The official report says that it is completely under control. If you realize that since the first case on the 28th July, 176 people are already in quarantine, you can assume that the WHO is on top of it. Nobody who is even suspected of being in contact with the victims is walking around on the street, but is under quarantine in a place 150 km as the crow flies from here. And by the way, if the Ebola virus appears, it’s nearly always in the far west of Uganda or eastern Congo. The most up-to-date equipment that there is available to detect the virus is also here in Uganda. So there really is nothing going on, and certainly no cause for alarm. We’re continuing to enjoy our stay and actually have almost stopped talking about it.