Health Minister, Dr. JAne Ruth Aceng stresses a point
By Maurice Muhwezi, KAMPALA
Uganda
Government of Uganda on
Saturday, May 16, directed that only truck drivers that tested negative of
COVID-19 will be allowed to enter Uganda.
Minister of
Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng revealed the development, citing that President
Museveni had sanctioned the directives in efforts to curb the spread of the
novel coronavirus.
Dr. Aceng confirmed that the Health Ministry held a meeting
with representatives from the National Logistics Platform of Truck Owners &
Truck owners and resolutions were made to that effect.
“We resolved
to mobilize, counsel and test all truck drivers from Uganda,” Dr. Aceng
disclosed on her Official Twitter.
“We were adopted to implement “Truck Driver Journey
Management System” a Mobile application for all truck drivers to be tested,
monitored and quarantined within the system to ensure they remain negative as
they proceed with the journey,” Dr. Aceng added.
Health
Minister revealed that resolution took immediate effect as on Saturday, May 17
– in addition to other strategies are aimed at minimizing evident risks for the
spread is COVID19 amongst Ugandans,” she said.
Confirmed
coronavirus cases in Uganda on Saturday reached 226 after more 24 truck drivers
tested positive.
Public
fury continues to loom with a section of Ugandans accusing the government of
not dealing with the truck drivers problem.
On May
15, Health Minister Dr. Ruth Aceng, flanked by State Minister of Health for
General Duties, Hon. Nabbanja, WHO Representative to Uganda, Yonas Tegegn and
CDC official, Dr Lisa Nelson commissioned the port health laboratory at
Mutukula Point of Entry to test all truck drivers for COVID-19.
The laboratory has a capacity to run 64 samples hourly and results will be provided to the truck drivers within 45 minutes.
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