{"id":14673,"date":"2020-03-25T11:43:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T08:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=14673"},"modified":"2020-03-25T11:44:02","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T08:44:02","slug":"coronavirus-schools-to-become-quarantine-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/25\/coronavirus-schools-to-become-quarantine-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"CORONAVIRUS: Schools To Become Quarantine Centers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\nMinister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon Matia Kasaija has\nrevealed that government is in the final stages of setting up some schools in\nEntebbe as quarantine centres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kasaija\nrevelation followed concerns by Members of Parliament on&nbsp; Tuesday, 24 March 2020 about the high costs\nincurred by the persons under isolation in hotels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\nhas been reported that persons under isolation in hotels in Entebbe are paying\nUS$100 per day.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\nFinance Minister said that the Treasury is grappling with other concerns and is\nnot in position to foot these bills as has been suggested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\nrealized that this was too expensive for these people to afford. They will soon\nbe transferred to schools in Entebbe that have been identified to host them at\nno cost,\u201d said Kasaija.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According\nto the Ministry of Health, there are over 1800 people under quarantine with\nnine cases tested positive for the covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President\nMuseveni directed that Entebbe Airport is closed to prevent more persons coming\ninto the country as a way of preventing the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has also called for limited travel within the country and emphasized hand washing and use of sanitizers as some of the measures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon Matia Kasaija has revealed that government is in the final stages of setting up some schools in Entebbe as quarantine centres. 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