By Spy Uganda
Untold panic has engulfed the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) at City Hall, after four staff members tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Our Spies have learnt that on Friday, the COVID-19 Response Team at Mulago Specialised Hospital were called to quickly evacuate KCCA staff suspected to have contracted the virus after they showed signs of COVID-19.
Later, the management of KCCA issued a statement about the possible COVID-19 outbreak at City Hall, revealing that some of their staff had been evacuated after being suspected to have contracted the virus.
The Statement reads thus in part;
“Earlier this afternoon at City Hall which is the Headquarter of Kampala Capital City Authority, there was panic as some suspected cases of COVID-19 were reported.
The Emergency Response Team responded immediately and evacuated the suspected individuals for further management.
KCCA is at the heart of providing services on behalf of Central Government and continues to observe the Standard Operating Procedures issued by the Ministry of Health.
We shall keep you posted on any key developments.”
However, the Authority did not divulge details about identities of the suspected cases or their positions.
The revelation was made by the Minister for Kampala Betty Amongi, who revealed on Saturday that tests had confirmed that four KCCA staff, among them a driver two technical officers, had tested positive for COVID-19,
This comes at a time when the Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda announced that he had decided to go into self-isolation after some of his contacts in Kampala tested positive for COVID-19.
“Their contacts are currently being traced and some of their workmates who had gotten in direct contact with them have since gone into self-isolation,” Minister Amongi said, adding that “Other contacts are being traced from their families and friends.”
She also revealed that following the outbreak at KCCA, government has since decided to conduct mass testing for all staff starting Monday June 8th, 2021.
It should be noted that Uganda currently has 593 confirmed cases of Coronavirus with 82 total recoveries.
