COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda
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| 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Uganda | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Uganda |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Arrival date | 20 March 2020 (4 years, 7 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 23 |
| Recovered | 0 |
Deaths | 0 |
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have reached Uganda in March 2020.
Timeline
March
On 20 March, the first case of COVID-19 in Uganda was confirmed.[1][2] The confirmed case is a 36-year-old male who had travelled to Dubai on March 17, 2020 for a business trip. On returning to Uganda on March 21, 2020 at around 2 am aboard Ethiopian Airlines, his temperature was said to be at 38.7 during the screening process at Entebbe Airport which prompted the health team at the airport to isolate him at the airport for further follow up. Another 8 cases were confirmed by the ministry of health on 24 March and all were cases that came between 17 and 20 of March aboard Ethiopian and Emirates flights some onboard the same flight as the index case.[3]
Prevention
As a precautionary measure, on 18 March, President Yoweri Museveni banned all incoming and outgoing travel to specified highly affected countries for a period of 32 days.[4] Schools have been closed and public gatherings banned.[5]
References
- ^ Obulutsa, George (21 March 2020). "Angola, Eritrea, Uganda confirm first cases as coronavirus spreads in Africa". National Post. Reuters. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ Ministry of Health - Uganda [@MinofHealthUG] (21 March 2020). "Uganda confirms 1st case of COVID-19" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Uganda confirms first coronavirus case". 22 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Uganda bans travellers from COVID-19 hit countries". PML. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Uganda's Museveni orders closure of schools, bans public gatherings". The East African. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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