The Ministry of Health has said that it continues to control the disease caused by the Marburg virus that killed five people in Kagera region, where until now no new cases have been reported.

Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu, speaking to journalists, said that until today March 25, the government continues to provide treatment to 3 patients and continues to monitor 205 people who have been separated from patients, if 89 are from the Health Department, where the government was initially monitoring 193 people.

"We have tracked down 205 people and all of them are from the families of patients and people who died as well as health workers who met the patients.

"On the 9th day since the outbreak of the disease, we have not received information about the presence of the patient or symptoms of the disease and we continue to hold the suspects," said Minister Ummy.

He said a team of health professionals from Muleba District have chartered a ship to visit the island of Goziba, where the first patient appeared and the team will conduct an investigation on what happened as well as provide education to the community on precautions to deal with the disease. .

He said that there is currently health training being provided to community level workers about 1,322, who will work to provide education to the community for a period of three months on dealing with epidemic diseases.

He removed the worries of the people of Kagera region about the disease and asked them to continue to take precautions, without stopping their production activities.

The resident representative from the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Zablon Yoti, said he was pleased with the cooperation of the services provided and the precautions at the airports and ports in Bukoba district, on the outbreak of the disease and said that the WHO considers the disease as something that requires urgent care.

He said what is needed is unity and cooperation in the health departments to prevent the disease from spreading, but also to ensure that health workers are protected with all their strength, as they are the front line to ensure that patients remain safe.