A ray of light shines
over Uganda as Ministry reveals, on Monday April 27, that none of the samples
taken tested positive of the deadly coronavirus.
In a
statement issued by the Ministry of Health – sanctioned by the Director of
General Health Services, Dr. Henry Mwebesa confirmed that all the 2,557 sampled
tested Negative capping the number of COVID-19 cases at 79.
Of the 2,557
samples, 319 were from the community while 2,238 were from truck-drivers at the
border points of entry,” the statement clarified.
Dr Mwebesa
further revealed that All 18 cases currently admitted in the hospital were in
stable condition at Mulago National Hospital (2), Entebbe Grade B Hospital(9),
Arua Regional Referral Hospital (4), Jinja Regional Referral Hospital (1),
Masaka Regional Referral Hospital (1) and Kabale Regional Referral Hospital
(1).
“A total of
47 patients have since recovered from the COVID-19 and have been discharged
from Hospital,” the statement elaborates.
Ministry confirmed that six Kenyans and eight Tanzanians
truck drivers had been repatriated to their respective countries.
This follows
the World Health Organization (WHO)’s International Health Regulations (IHR)
directive that every case that is confirmed should be registered and treated at
the host country.
On Sunday,
April 26, The National COVID-19 Taskforce resolved trucks-drivers to adopt
relay system from borders.
The National
COVID-19 Taskforce agreed that all trucks entering Uganda will have only one
person on board for the next four weeks in a move to control the movement and
exposure of Ugandans to foreign truck drivers.
Sources
affirm that the President, Museveni, is set to issue the new guidelines in his
schedule national Africa on Tuesday, April 28. - Redpepper
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