As the numbers of COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the country, the Ministry of Health has appealed to the parents to be very vigilant during this critical time.
5 months ago, government decided to temporarily close all pre-primary, primary, secondary, universities and tertiary institutions across the country.
According to president Museveni the move was intended to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
Recently government suggested the reopening of schools but there is still fear that the pandemic might spread faster among children.
So far, the Ministry of Health has recorded over 92 cases among children, raising concerns about the worrying upward trend.
The ministry said the infected children are aged between 0 and 12 years, most of them are asymptomatic with very mild or no symptoms of the disease.
The ministry’s Permanent Secretary Dr Diana Atwiine asked parents to educate their children about the spread of this deadly disease.
She said that this will help the children to protect themselves even in the absence of older people at home.
The cumulative confirmed cases in Uganda is 5,380 with 2,489 recoveries and 60 deaths