By Frank Kamuntu
The Ministry of Health has announced that Uganda on
Sunday recorded 7 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, all of them Ugandan Frontline
Health Workers.
The revelation was made by the Ministry through a
press release issued on Sunday evening, which indicated that the new confirmed
cases include: three nurses, two doctors and two senior level staff, who are all
isolated at Entebbe Grade B and Mulago National Specialised Hospitals.
“The Ministry of Health would like to update the
general public that seven (7) frontline health workers have tested positive for
COVID-19 in Uganda.
The confirmed cases include: 3 nurses, 2 doctors and 2
senior level staff.
They have all been admitted to Entebbe Grade B and
Mulago National Specialized Hospital and are in stable condition,” the
statement reads in part.
The ministry revealed that a team of experts
specialized in Infection, Prevention and Control (IPC), Case Management and
Psychosocial management are currently in the various places where health
workers tested positive, so as to evaluate the response and investigate what
could have led to the unfortunate infection of the health workers.
The statement also added that the Ministry of Health
routinely tests health workers based on the high chances of exposure to
COVID-19.
“The Ministry of Health will provide a detailed
address in the course of the week to update the nation on the status of the
COVID-19 outbreak in the country…” the statement concludes.
However, this raises the total COVID-19 cases to 417
and 287 COVID-19 patients are admitted
in 15 Referral Hospitals in the country.
This also comes as the nation is preparing for the
15th Presidential National Address on COVID-19 scheduled to take place today, Monday
1st June, during which President Yoweri
Museveni will shed more light on the lockdown he announced in March this year,
following the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
