The Ministry of Health has on 20 May 2020 confirm 10 new COVID-19 cases. 9 new cases are truck drivers while 1 case is a contact to a confirmed truck driver. Following a Presidential Directive of deducting all foreign truck drivers from Uganda’s case count, the confirmed COVID-19 cases now stand at 145. 11 foreign […]
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The Ministry has confirmed 4 news of COVID-19 in Uganda bringing the total to 164. Results from samples tested on 19th May confirm 4 new COVID-19 cases out of 2,228 samples. 2 cases are among truck drivers while the other 2 are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers. The 2 are Ugandan truck Drivers who […]
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today directed that only truck drivers with negative COVID-19 test results will be allowed into the country. Following the directive, the Ministry of Health Officials together with COVID-19 Taskforce met with National Logistics Platform of Truck Owners and the Chairperson of Truck owners and resolved to: 1. Mobilize, counsel and […]
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The Ministry of Health has confirmed 43 new COVID-19 positive cases from 1838 samples of truck drivers at border points of entry. All 720 samples taken from the community tested negative for COVID-19. The total number of tests done today are 2558 at Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), The total number of COVID confirmed cases […]
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The Ministry of Health has confirmed that Uganda has registered 4 new cases of COVID-19 taking tally to 126. Today, 12 May, 2020, 4 new COVID-19 cases confirmed from 1,478 samples of truck drivers. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 126 in Uganda. The new cases include: 2 Ugandans, 1 Kenyan who […]
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The Ministry of Health has confirmed registering 13 new cases of COVID-19. The results of samples tested on 8th May, 2020 confirmed 13 new COVID-19 cases from 2,421 samples of truck drivers. Out of the 13 new cases, 7 are Kenyans, 4 are Ugandans while 2 are Tanzanians. The process of Tracking them has commenced […]
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On behalf of the National Task Force, the Minister of Health Hon. Jane Aceng and the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine yesterday received a donation worth UGX 345,000,000 from American Tower Corporation towards the procurement of COVID-19 test kits for UVRI. On the same day, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) also contributed an assortment of […]
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The Permanent Secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine received a donation of 7,000 COVID-19 antibody rapid diagnostic test kits from National Aviation Services (NAS) formerly Entebbe Handling Services (ENHAS) worth USD 140,000. Once the kits complete the required validation, they will complement COVID-19 testing . The Redeemed Christian Church of God- Uganda located in Namuwongo donated UGX 3,200,000 […]
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The Ministry of Health has confirmed a new COVID-19 case in Uganda. The Director General Health Services Dr. Henry G. Mwebesa confirmed a 1 new case confirmed today. The new case is a 32 year old Kenyan truck driver who arrived from Kenya at Malaba border. Total Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Uganda is now […]
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The Minister of Health Hon. Jane Ruth Aceng has confirmed that a Ugandan aged 36 has been confirmed as the first case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Uganda. The 36 year old had traveled to Dubai four days ago for a business trip and is a resident of Kibuli in Kampala. The government of Uganda reassures […]
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