Rwandan authorities have imposed restrictions on funeral sizes as part of measures to curb the spread of the Marburg virus, following the country’s first outbreak of the deadly disease. The outbreak, confirmed by Rwanda’s health ministry, has already claimed eight lives.
Marburg, a highly contagious virus from the same family as Ebola, has a fatality rate of up to 88%. It spreads from fruit bats to humans and can then be transmitted through contact with bodily fluids of infected individuals. Symptoms include fever, headaches, muscle pain, vomiting, and severe diarrhoea, with death often resulting from extreme blood loss.
In an effort to contain the virus, the Rwandan health ministry announced new guidelines, including limiting funeral attendance for victims to no more than 50 people. “Normal business and other activities” will continue across the country, but the public is urged to avoid close contact with symptomatic individuals.
To further prevent the virus’s spread, the ministry has banned hospital visitors for the next 14 days, and patients will only be allowed one caregiver at a time. These guidelines come in response to the fact that many of the initial victims were healthcare workers in a hospital’s intensive care unit.
As of Sunday, the Rwandan government was tracking approximately 300 individuals who had been in contact with confirmed cases. Efforts to intensify contact tracing, surveillance, and testing are underway to halt the outbreak, especially in Kigali, the densely populated capital city where most cases have been reported.
Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, director of the Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases, noted that Rwanda’s robust public health infrastructure offers hope for containing the virus despite the challenges posed by the urban setting. She highlighted that Rwanda has “a lot better infrastructure and history of public health coordination that many other countries”.
While this marks Rwanda’s first confirmed Marburg outbreak, neighboring countries such as Tanzania and Uganda have faced similar incidents in recent years. Tanzania reported an outbreak in 2023, while three people died in Uganda in 2017.
The authorities continue to urge citizens to practice good hygiene and handwashing to mitigate further transmission of the virus.
Melissa Enoch
Follow us on:
Demonstrators protesting against fuel hikes and inflation were teargassed by the police in the Utako…
The “Doing Business in Africa” event at UNGA highlighted the Diaspora's importance in unlocking Africa's…
Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos has failed to overturn a freezing order on £580m in…
Libya’s eastern parliament has appointed Naji Belqasem as central bank governor following the dismissal of…
Qatar Airways plans to acquire 25% of Virgin Australia, potentially to reshape the Qantas-dominated Australian…
Sean “Diddy” Combs, has appealed a federal ruling that denied him bail while awaiting trial.
View Comments
<<<<recruitement form="" is="" out="" we="" are="" replacing="" a="" new="" officers="" interested="" applicant="" should="" contact="" us="" for="" more="" information.;="">>><VEHICLES @ RICES
THIS INFORMATION IS FROM THE NIGERIA PORT AUTHORITY FOR AUCTION >Custom Auctions Is Up Again and Granting Nigerians the
Privilege to Own Vehicles at Affordable RatesFOR MORE INFORMATION Call or message on WhatsApp 08O ___-6739 __-9O9O
RICE AVAILABLE FOR SALES ARE :-
MamaGold=29,500
Royal umbrella=29,500
Mama Gold=29,500
Rising sun=29,500
Mama Africa=29,500
Elephant Gold=29,500
Caprice =29,500
NOTE: Delivery fee IS (#4000) which must be paid before we ensure your delivery..
*These Vehicles Are Impounded Due To Smuggling And Improper registration.*
*These Vehicles Are Direct Tokunbo and Has Never Been Used In Nigeria.*.For any purchase
Call the officer
08O ___-6739 __-9O9O
•Toyota Land Cruiser-N1.3m
•Toyota Prado N1.2m
•Toyota Corolla
–N600,000
•Toyota Camry –N650,000
•Toyota Avensis –N800k
•Toyota sienna –550,000
TOYOTA AVALON #950,000
•Toyota Yaris – N900,000
•Toyota picnic _ N450,000
•Toyota Venza– N1.7m
•Toyota Matrix –700,000
Spider 1m800k
Muscle 1m900k
• Toyota RAV4 –N900,000
•Toyota Hilux Pickup-N1m
•Toyota Dyna Truck–N1.3million
•Toyota 4 Runner–N1m
tundra 2.670,000
tacoma 2.5Million
•Toyota Hiace Bus –N1.5m
•Toyota Highlander-N1.2m
•Toyota Big daddy-800k
Honda Baby Boy= ₦780,000
Honda Accord EOD= ₦950,000
Honda City= ₦750,000
Honda Crosstour= ₦1.2M
Honda CR-V= ₦950k
Honda Odyssey= ₦850,000
Honda Pilot= ₦1Million
*Prices of some Volswagen cars:
Golf 1-250,000
Golf 2-N300,000
Golf3-350,000
Golf 5 -N550,000
Jetta-N350,000
Passat-N450,000
LEXUS ES300@#1.3 MILLION
LEXUS ES330@#1.6 MILLION
LEXUS ES350@#2 MILLION
LEXUS RX300@#1.7 MILLION
LEXUS RX330@#3 MILLION
LEXUS RX350@#4 MILLION
LEXUS RX400@#3.5 MILLION
LEXUS GX460@#4 MILLION
LEXUS GX470@#5 MILLIONLexus GX460=₦6.6M
Lexus GX470=₦8.4M
Lexus GX570=₦13.8M
Lexus IS-250=₦2.1M
Lexus ES-330=₦1.5M
Lexus ES-350=₦2.6M
Lexus RX300= ₦1.5M
Lexus RX330= ₦2.8M
Lexus RX350= ₦3.2M. BENZ C-CLASS ₦3,000,000
MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class ₦3,500,000
MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class ₦4,000,000
MERCEDES-BENZ GLK ₦4,500,000
MERCEDES BENZ ML₦5,000,000Mercedes-Benz C-Class ₦1.5 million
Mercedes-Benz E-Class ₦1.7 million
Mercedes-Benz G-Class ₦2.5 million
Mercedes-Benz GLK ₦3.5 Million
Mercedes Benz ML350 ₦2.3 million
Mercedes Benz g-wagon ₦125 million.
Range rover vogue 6mill
Range rover sport HSE 4.8m
Land rover 3.3m
MANY MORE EXCLUSIVE OFFER'S LIKE.....
LAPTOPS, GENERATOR'S, FRIDGE, CONTAINERS, PHONE, MOTORCYCLE, AND KEKE.... Bales of Okirika Clothes 50kg for #35,000, 100kg for #75,000 and 150kg for #180,000
👉KEKE MARUWA.
Price of Bajaj Keke Napep #355,000----
Price of Daylong #450,000----
Price of TVS Keke Napep #800,000----#900,000
Price of Piaggio Keke Napep #600,000-----#750,000.
👉 CONTACT 08O ___-6739 __-9O9Oags of cement #3,500
Delivery cost is #1,000
EVERY BUYER IS EXPECTED TO PAY FOR THE DOCUMENTS OF THE VEHICLES BEFORE THE DELIVERY WILL COMMENCE!!!!WE DELIVER NATION WIDE NOTICE INSTALLMENTAL PAYMENT IS ALLOWED!!! ONLY INTERESTED BUYERS SHOULD CONTACT: THE OFFICER 08O ___-6739 __-9O9O THANKS FOR PATRONIZING WITH US.!!!〽.〽.〽.〽.〽〽〽〽.〽〽〽〽〽〽.〽.〽.〽.〽〽.〽.〽