The Latest Breaking News from Ebola

At least 19 people have died of Ebola while authorities had previously ruled out lockdowns

Ugandan authorities on Saturday imposed a travel lockdown on two Ebola-hit districts as part of efforts to stop the spread of the contagious disease.

While mines stay open, bars and churches and others without political connections have been closed by government order.

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday the government was implementing an overnight curfew, closing places of worship and entertainment, and restricting movement into and out of two districts affected by Ebola for 21 days.

In tonight's edition: The deaths of dozens of children in Gambia from suspected contaminated medicinal syrups sees Indian authorities shut down production at a pharmaceuticals company in Delhi. And the WHO hopes to start clinical trials for the strain of Ebola behind a deadly outbreak in Uganda. Finally, violent child…

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The screenings have been ordered by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

There have so far been 44 confirmed cases and 10 deaths since the first case was diagnosed

The World Health Organization says 63 confirmed and probable cases of Ebola have been reported in Uganda, including 29 deaths.

Uganda has had multiple Ebola outbreaks, including one in 2000 that killed more than 200 people