SOROTI, UGANDA: Police in Soroti have confirmed that Gateway Bus passenger who died in transit on Thursday suffered acute pneumonia and not Ebola as some reports initially suggested.
Oscar Ocen, a resident of Okoya village in Abim district who was a security guard attached to Saracen Security Company collapsed and died along the way, between Mbale and Soroti city as he headed to his home district on Thursday, November, 3, 2022.
East Kyoga Regional Police Spokesperson Mr Oscar Gregg Ageca said results from the medical report indicated that the passenger had suffered pneumonia complications.
The deceased’s blood samples had been subjected to an Ebola test following the outbreak of the disease in the country. His death caused panic among the passengers who suspected that the passenger had died of Ebola.
However, the Police and medics in Soroti swung into action by quarantining all the passengers until the results of the deceased ruled out probable Ebola virus. This is the second time during the outbreak of Covid-19 and Ebola pandemics for a passenger aboard a public bus dying upon their arrival in Soroti City.
Police said after the post mortem report, the body of the deceased was picked by the relatives for burial in Abim district.
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