Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni is yet to address the nation on Tuesday at 4pm following the increase of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country.
This will be the fourth time the president will be speaking to the nation in a space of 3 days concerning guidelines to be taken to curb the pandemic.
In his last address, he urged Ugandans to stay at home and if they are to move, they should use private means and avoid public means as an attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Last night, the Ministry of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng announced 8 new cases of coronavirus in the country making a total of 9.
Aceng said all the 8 cases were Ugandan nationals who travelled back from Dubai, UAE.; 2 on the 20/03/2020 and 6 on the 22/03/2020 aboard the Emirates and Ethiopian Airlines flights.
Uganda received its first case of coronavirus on 22 March after a 36-year-old Ugandan, a resident of Kakungulu Zone, Kibuli in Kampala returned home Saturday morning (2.00am) aboard Ethiopian Airlines from Dubai.
On his return, he presented with symptoms of high fever and poor appetite with a temperature at 38 degrees centigrade prompting the authorities to isolate him for further tests, though now he’s showing signs of improvement, according to Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng.
Dubai was earlier not reported as a high risk country according to the international situation report.
“But from the statistics, we now call upon all those who travelled for Dubai in the last two weeks to call our health desk and be tested for their own safety and the safety of all other Ugandans,” Ms Aceng added.
As for today,a total of 2,661 travelers including Ugandans identified as potential risk have been either under self-quarantine or institutional quarantine.
Uganda has since banned passenger flights into the country and entry through any border by any means.
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