Uganda has today confirmed 3 more cases of COVID \u2013 19, Ug Mirror reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Out of 1,922 samples of truck drivers tested, 1 Kenyan and 1 Burundian driver who arrived via Malaba tested positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One out of 562 samples from the community, 22-year-old Ugandan male from Rakai District also tested positive for COVID \u2013 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He entered Uganda from Bukoba, Tanzania via a porous border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He is currently staying at home with his parents and efforts to evacuate him to Masaka RRH and quarantine his parents are underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tracing of Kenyan and Burundian truck drivers is also underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uganda now has a Total of 88 confirmed cases of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It should be noted that another community case was reported yesterday in Masindi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Masindi case is a 29-year-old police man who was in charge of enforcing curfew in the district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was residing in the police barracks at the time of test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He has since been admitted to Hoima RRH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The police barracks has been cordoned off to curb spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Museveni is expected on Monday next week to announce more measures on how to prevent the spread of COVID – 19<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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