By:Admin
Kakumiro
All 40 samples of contacts of a confirmed covid-19
case in Kakumiro district have tested negative.
The Kakumiro District health Officer, Robert Senteza
says the 40 samples were last week picked from people who came into contact
with the case which was confirmed last week.
He made the revelation last evening while speaking
to KAGADI TV UG. He describes this
as good news as people had been blanketed by anxiety over the possible spread
of the pandemic in the district.
He adds that there will be more testing of all the
contacts who are currently under institutional quarantine and in self isolation
before they are introduced in the community
The Kakumiro Resident District Commissioner, Apollo
Mugume who is the covid-19 taskforce chairperson says they are still looking
for contacts of the covid-19 case for testing. He has called for extra
vigilance among members of the general public against the disease.
Over 40 people are currently in quarantine after
coming into contact with Tom Bwambale who was recently tested and found
positive for covid-19 in Kakumiro Town council. He was however last week
intercepted while in Kasese district here he was picked and taken to Bwera
hospital.
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