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

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — 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 from Uganda to Nigeria contracted the disease.The outbreak in Congo has killed thousands, but Uganda has recorded no confirmed cases since declaring its outbreak over on July 28. It first established border controls in May, restricting all but essential travelers, including humanitarian workers and truck drivers, subject to screening.Travelers with a history of travel to Congo cannot transit through Uganda, including on chartered flights.Under the new measures announced Sunday, nonessential Congolese travelers will be returned through the nearest border crossing at their own expense, while those entering illegally face prosecution, the Ugandan ministry said.Screening has intensified at Ente