The latest Covid-19 case is a truck driver from Tanzania which we warned about. The ministry of health are expected to hand the 34, year, old driver back to Tanzania. Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng confirmed the case last night when results of 744 tested samples were returned. Dr. Aceng stated: “The earlier confirmed new COVID-19 […]
The latest Covid-19 case is a truck driver from Tanzania which we warned about.
The ministry of health are expected to hand the 34, year, old driver back to Tanzania.
Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng confirmed the case last night when results of 744 tested samples were returned.
Dr. Aceng stated: “The earlier confirmed new COVID-19 case is a 34 year old Tanzanian truck driver. Efforts are underway to track the driver and return him to Tanzania. COVID-19 confirmed cases still remains 55.”
Tanzania Friday alone posted high 53 cases from within the country, becoming a hot spot.
The 53 new Covid-19 cases biggest daily jump, total now at 147, a day after President John Paul Magufuli declared three-days of national prayers.
The new 53 are from within the country; 38 from Dar es Salaam, 10 from Zanzibar, 1 from Kilimanjaro, 1 from Mwanza, 1 from Pwani, 1 from Lindi and 1 from Kagera.
President Yoweri Museveni imposed a lock down on the nation by closing Entebbe Airport.
Museveni went ahead to ban any form of transport within the country and crowded areas like markets, arcades, bars, clubs and restaurants.
However, he left cargo and trucks to continue to come in. The lion’s share of Uganda’s cases have come from nationals and others coming through Entebbe Airport and the borders.
The Tanzania truck driver joins a Kenyan one who tested positive after crossing the border at Malaba.
In his national address, President Museveni will consider imposing tougher measures at the borders especially on truck drivers.
Coronavirus Cases world wide are 2,258,948, deaths are 154,390 and the recovered patients are 575,953.
Award winning journalist and writer who has worked as a stringer for a couple of acclaimed South Africa based German journalists, covered 3 Ugandan elections, 2008 Kenya election crisis, with interests in business and sports reporting.
