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The East African nation has so far recorded 141 infections since the outbreak was declared on September 20.

Case numbers remain low compared with a 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa that killed at least 11,300 people.

Education minister says cabinet has decided to close preschools, primary schools and secondary schools from November 25.

Health experts say the government’s response to the outbreak has been slow and inept, allowing infections to spread.

Ugandan authorities are in a race to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus that has killed at least 19 people.

Officials note that risk of Ebola outbreak in US remains low and no cases have been confirmed outside Uganda.

The Uganda outbreak has been attributed to the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus which has no proven vaccine.

The country’s 15th outbreak comes to an end as neighbouring Uganda races to tackle virus outbreak of its own.

Four people have already died from the virus, raising fears of an outbreak of a strain for which there is no vaccine.

Health ministry also says four more infections confirmed in past 24 hours in outbreak detected in Mubende district.

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