After chairing a special cabinet session today (Wednesday), President
Museveni will again address the country on the new measures his
government intends to undertake in attempt to forestall the spread of
the coronavirus following the announcement of five new confirmed cases
by the ministry of health.
Mr Museveni said his address will be broadcast live on televisions and radios.
This will be Mr Museveni’s fifth address in one week following the outbreak of Covid-19.
“At
8pm tonight, I will deliver my fifth address to the country in light of
the Covid-19 pandemic. Remember to follow guidelines given by the
Ministry of Health and myself to stay safe and healthy,” Mr Museveni
tweeted on Wednesday.
Earlier, during a press address, Dr Henry
Mwebesa, the director general, Health Services told journalists in
Kampala that five people had tested positive, bringing the total of
confirmed cases to 14.
Two of the confirmed cases are Chinese nationals who travelled from China recently and the rest are Ugandans.
Following
the ministry’s appeal to all individuals who travelled from Dubai in
the past two weeks to go for testing, a total of 574 individuals have
been listed countrywide.
“We have so far screened 60
travellers at Mulago National Specialized Hospital. We further direct
all persons who travelled from Dubai in the past 2 weeks to come to Ward
2A at Mulago National Specialized Hospital (New Mulago) for
assessment,” Dr Mwebesa said.
To date, a total of 2,661 travellers
including Ugandans have been identified. 1,230 are under follow up, 764
are under institutional quarantine, while 466 are under self-quarantine.
At least 1,431 who had been identified as high risk travellers have completed their 14 days of follow up.
