{"id":18922,"date":"2020-10-05T07:29:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T04:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=18922"},"modified":"2020-10-05T07:30:09","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T04:30:09","slug":"government-has-no-covid-19-kits-to-test-learners-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/05\/government-has-no-covid-19-kits-to-test-learners-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Has No COVID-19 Kits To Test Learners &#038; Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Minister of ICT and National guidance, Hon Judith Nabakooba has revealed that government does not have enough test kits to check learners and teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It should be remembered that schools will reopen on 15<sup>th<\/sup> October 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She revealed this while holding her weekly press briefing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is very difficult for me to comment about COVID-19 tests, because like you know we are looking at 12million people when candidates resume classes. 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