COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Uganda in March 2020.
COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Location | Uganda |
First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
Arrival date | 22 March 2020 (4 years, 9 months and 2 days) |
Confirmed cases | 139 (as of 13 May)[1][2] |
Active cases | 84 (as of 13 May) |
Recovered | 55 (as of 13 May) |
Deaths | 0 (as of 13 May) |
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On 18 March, public gatherings including places of worship, pubs, weddings, music shows, rallies and cultural meetings were suspended for 32 days with immediate effect.[3]
On 22 March, the first case of COVID-19 in Uganda was confirmed.[4][5] The confirmed case was a 36-year-old male who had travelled to Dubai on 17 March 2020 for a business trip.
On 25 March, public transport was suspended for 14 days. Only private cars with not more than three occupants are allowed on the road.[6]
On 30 March, the President declared a nationwide curfew from 7 pm to 6:30 am, which would run for 14 days to prevent the spread of the disease.[7]
References
- ↑ ":: MoH :: COVID-19 Information Portal". covid19.gou.go.ug. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ↑ "Worldometer". Worldometer. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ↑ "Ugandans Trying to Get Home Forced to Pay for COVID-19 Quarantine" (in en). Human Rights Watch. 19 March 2020. https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/03/19/ugandans-trying-get-home-forced-pay-covid-19-quarantine.
- ↑ Obulutsa, George (21 March 2020). "Angola, Eritrea, Uganda confirm first cases as coronavirus spreads in Africa". National Post. https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/angola-eritrea-uganda-confirm-first-cases-as-coronavirus-spreads-in-africa. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ↑ Ministry of Health - Uganda [MinofHealthUG] (21 March 2020). "Uganda confirms 1st case of COVID-19" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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(help) - ↑ Esagala, Alex; Mabala, Rachel; Lubowa, Abubaker; Buule, Gabriel (26 March 2020). Canes, tears in Kampala over coronavirus. Daily Monitor. https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Photos-that-will-compel-you-cancel-your-journey-Kampala/688334-5505362-g3u0ib/index.html. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ↑ Kyeyune, Hamza. Uganda declares curfew to curb spread of COVID-19. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/uganda-declares-curfew-to-curb-spread-of-covid-19/1785775. Retrieved 5 April 2020.