{"id":14891,"date":"2020-04-18T01:28:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T22:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=14891"},"modified":"2020-04-18T01:28:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T22:28:29","slug":"tanzanian-truck-driver-tests-positive-for-covid-19-in-uganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/18\/tanzanian-truck-driver-tests-positive-for-covid-19-in-uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanzanian Truck Driver Tests Positive For COVID-19 In Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Ministry of Health confirms one (1) new COVID-19 case out of 744 samples tested among truck drivers at border points of entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A further 376 samples from individuals under institutional quarantine and contacts in the country tested were all negative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This brings the total number of samples tested today at Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) to 1,120.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This corrects the earlier information sent on social media that the positive case was from the community. The error is highly regretted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new case is a 34-year-old Tanzanian truck driver from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, who arrived at Mutukula border post yesterday 16 April 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He did not have any signs and symptoms consistent with COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Efforts are underway to truck the driver and return him to Tanzania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Uganda still remains 55<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Health confirms one (1) new COVID-19 case out of 744 samples tested among truck drivers at border points of entry. A further 376 samples from individuals under institutional quarantine and contacts in the country tested were all negative. 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