Churches and other places of worship will be closed next week according to proposals for enhanced #COVID19 measures by the #Ugandan government. This follows a cabinet season on Monday. Uganda will hold labor exports to the #UAE and other places (contd)
And will likely announce national closure of all schools ( both day and boarding) following Kenya which has done the same. In addition public meetings will be banned and returning citizens will be put in government quarantine facilities.
A full ban on travel to and from Category A countries like France, Italy and the United States will also be imposed. A partial ban currently exists. It is not yet clear what the ban means for buses and other mass transit options.
Currently enhanced screening and some testing is being conducted at entry points while the @MinofHealthUG and its leader @JaneRuth_Aceng has been hailed for being proactive and unveiling a preemptive strategy with public messaging about prevention
While there has been no positive test for #COVID19 - it is likely that community spread is happening ( very few tests have been done) as Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania have all announced cases of the virus. END
Cabinet session. A virus took control of the autocorrect.
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