Telangana Steps Up Ebola Surveillance: 58 Travellers from Affected African Nations Kept Under Home Isolation
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- •travellers arriving from Ebola-affected African countries placed under 21-day home isolation in Telangana.
- •No Ebola symptoms reported among monitored individuals; all classified under Category-I and under continuous district surveillance.
- •Strict thermal screening and dedicated medical teams deployed at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport; 108 ambulances on 24/7 standby.
- •Gandhi Hospital, Secunderabad, has a dedicated 10-bed isolation ward; samples to be tested at National Institute of Virology, Pune.
- •Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha urges public calm and directs officials to maintain rigorous monitoring and no negligence in Ebola preparedness.
Hyderabad, May 26, 2026 – In response to the ongoing Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan, the Telangana government has intensified surveillance and preventive measures. Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha confirmed on Tuesday that 58 travellers arriving at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) from these Ebola-affected countries have been placed under 21-day home isolation. Speaking after a high-level review meeting, the Minister stated that none of the monitored individuals have shown symptoms of the virus so far.
