Seven Ugandans have been quarantine at the regional Hospital in Masaka. These are said to have travelled from Dubai together with the 36-year-old Ugandan who tested positive on Saturday 21st, March 2020.
Out of the seven people quarantined, three are men and four women. The medics informed the press that they had drawn blood samples from the seven, and sent them to Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe and pending results.
“We expect results within 24 hours. From our interaction with them, some claim they have been doing self-isolation at home and other family members could not be at a risk,” Dr Mark Jjuuko, the head of the emergency department said on Sunday evening.
Three of the travellers reportedly entered the country on March 20, whereas two others landed in the country on March 17 and 18 respectively. Other two women reportedly entered the country on March 21 and were identified and isolated as soon as they disembarked a commuter taxi in Masaka Town.
“One of them [travellers] was heard telling a colleague that when one pays some money, he can easily dodge the quarantine at Entebbe and come straight to the village and that is what he exactly did,” he said.
While addressing the public yesterday, the minister for Health Ruth Acheng Called upon all individuals who were together with the 36 years man who tested positive to comply when called upon.
On Sunday morning Uganda recorded her first COVID-19 case. Health Minister, Dr Ruth Aceng said the confirmed case is a 36-year-old male resident of Kibuli, Kakungulu zone in Kampala, who had travelled to Dubai on March 17, 2020 for a business trip.
He reportedly returned to Uganda on March 21, 2020 at around 2 am aboard Ethiopian Airlines.
During the screening process at Entebbe International Airport, his temperature was said to be at 38.7.
Uganda has so far reported one case of Coronavirus, Rwanda has reported 19 cases, Kenya has reported 9, Tanzania 1 whereas Burundi remains the only country in East Africa that has not registered any coronavirus case yet.
