Ministry of health Uganda has suspended all passenger flights originating from India until further notice, Ug Mirror reports.
“All passengers/ passenger flights originating from India Flag of India as of 1st May 2021, midnight are suspended until further notice,” said Health Ministry Hon Jane Ruth Aceng.
“No travellers from India shall be allowed into Uganda regardless of the route of travel,” she said and further added that; “All travellers who may have been in India or travelled through India in the last 14 days regardless of route taken shall not be allowed into Uganda.”
The following flights and travellers from India are exempted from the suspension;
a. Cargo flights where crew do not disembark
b. Technical stops where travellers do not disembark
c. Aircraft in a state of emergency
d. Operations related to humanitarian aid, medical evacuation and diplomatic flights approved by the Appropriate Authority.
e. Nationals returning home after medical treatment in India.
She also stressed that; “Travelers from USA, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, South Africa, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Tanzania should consider postponing non-essential travel to Uganda.”
This website understands that Results of COVID-19 tests done on 28 April 2021 confirmed 69 new cases.
The cumulative confirmed cases are 41,866.
Total number of persons vaccinated against COVID-19 is now 330,077.
