The public is free to access Mulago hospital and Kabale hospital despite the outbreak of Marburg in the country.

According to the permanent secretary ministry of health Asuman Lukwago the ministry has got all it takes to contain the disease after containing Ebola which has similar control mechanism.

He says that they have already isolated the victim to avoid body contacts with the patients of Marburg. Lukwago says that after noticing the outbreak of Marburg disease in the country the ministry took the initiatives to alert all the medical workers to ensure that they disease is handled.

Lukwago confirmed the deaths of five people, two are confirmed and one is being suspected. He however noted that the ministry is monitoring 40 people who are suspected to have contacted with the dead.