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  "id": 16517579,
  "title": "Ebola: NCDC expands health declaration requirement for international travellers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/ebola-ncdc-expands-health-declaration-requirement-for-international",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-25T20:43:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/920207-ebola-ncdc-expands-health-declaration-requirement-for-international-travellers.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has approved an emergency weekly payment of N100,000 per person for individuals placed in isolation or quarantine to help contain the Ebola outbreak in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to Daily Trust and Daily Post Nigeria, NCDC Director-General Dr. Jide Idris announced the intervention in Abuja on Sunday, stating the funds are intended to cover feeding, accommodation, and family maintenance for those under public health monitoring. The payment was introduced to ease the financial burden on contacts and encourage cooperation with health officials.\n\nIn related developments, Premium Times reports that the NCDC has sent advisories to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) regarding expanded health declaration requirements for international travellers, with further instructions expected for airlines.\n\nSABC News reports that Ugandan Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi announced on Sunday that Ugandan citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo will face a 21-day quarantine. This comes as Uganda investigates a Nigerian case involving the wife of a Swiss diplomat. While Swiss authorities stated the woman contracted the virus in Uganda, Baryomunsi suggested that Switzerland was speaking prematurely.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Uganda clears 60 Ebola contacts linked to Kenyan traveller",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/uganda-clears-60-ebola-contacts-linked-to-kenyan-traveller",
        "published": "2026-10-25T13:48:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "[BREAKING] Ebola: NCDC approves N100,000 weekly payment for contacts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/breaking-ebola-ncdc-approves-n100-000-weekly-payment-for-contacts",
        "published": "2026-10-25T14:00:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nairametrics",
        "title": "NCDC identifies two suspected Ebola cases, traces 53 primary contacts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/ncdc-identifies-two-suspected-ebola-cases-traces-53-primary-contacts",
        "published": "2026-10-25T15:58:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Ebola: NCDC to pay contacts in isolation N100,000 weekly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/ebola-ncdc-to-pay-contacts-in-isolation-n100-000-weekly",
        "published": "2026-10-25T16:38:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Ebola: NCDC to pay contacts N100,000 weekly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/ebola-ncdc-to-pay-contacts-n100-000-weekly",
        "published": "2026-10-25T17:09:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "NCDC to pay quarantined Ebola contacts N100,000 weekly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/ncdc-to-pay-quarantined-ebola-contacts-n100-000-weekly",
        "published": "2026-10-25T18:56:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}