{"id":23584,"date":"2021-05-05T13:30:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T10:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=23584"},"modified":"2021-05-05T13:30:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T10:30:38","slug":"anxiety-as-health-minister-set-to-address-nation-over-new-covid19-variant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/05\/anxiety-as-health-minister-set-to-address-nation-over-new-covid19-variant\/","title":{"rendered":"Anxiety As Health Minister Set To Address Nation Over New COVID19 Variant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng is set to address the nation on Wednesday evening, news that has put Ugandans on edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a brief memo from the minister, Aceng&#8217;s address will focus on how the country can prevent importing a deadly variant of COVID19 into the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, the ministry advised Ugandans to up the ante in terms of safety measures to prevent the variant from India that has devastate the Asian nation. 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