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Uganda COVID-19 history
🔸 April 8 – 1 new cases – TOTAL 53
🔹 April 7 – 0 new cases – TOTAL 52
🔹 April 6 – 0 new cases – TOTAL 52
🔹 April 5 – 4 new cases – TOTAL 52
🔸 April 4 – 0 new cases – TOTAL 48
🔹 April 3 – 3 new cases – TOTAL 48
🔸 April 2 – 1 new case – TOTAL 45
🔹 March 31 – 11 new – TOTAL 44
🔹 March 28 – 7 new cases – TOTAL 30
🔸 March 27 – 5 new cases – TOTAL 23
🔹 March 26 – 4 new cases – TOTAL 18
🔸 March 25 – 5 new cases – TOTAL 14
🔹 March 23 – 8 new cases – TOTAL 9
🔸 March 21 – First case – TOTAL 1
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said he will act tough if Ugandans remain lax and fail to understand why Uganda is taking ‘drastic measures’ to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said, “People should stop talking language of normalcy in a time of abnormality.”
“There are some actors who play with fire. This disease is very dangerous for people with other conditions. Therefore, those who are playing with this fire should stop – they should stop talking nonsense. This is not about convenience,” Museveni.
“Here in Africa, in Uganda, we are not fighting a disease. We are fighting social indiscipline,” he said.
No exercising
“No exercising in public”, he warned. Museveni said if people want to exercise, they should do it in their compounds. “Actually our biggest problem is not the disease but the social indiscipline of the people.”
He said he would release a video to help guide Ugandans on how to stay safe indoors. “I saw a video of so many people on the Northern bypass walking and running around that, they are exercising. This should stop. If you want to exercise, you can do that indoors. I will show you how it is done tomorrow. I will do a video for you.”
He also said boda bodas doing deliveries should stop at 2pm, and also asked security to stop beating citizens they think are breaking the anti-Coronavirus measures.
The President said he had also got reports about landlords trying to evict tenants over rent. “Police should not allow landlords who are attempting to evict tenants during this period. This shut-down is for a limited period, then you can demand your money,” he said.
He warned that anyone caught the breaking the law, will be charged with attempted murder. He castigated politicians who are attempting to give food items to groups of people, threatening their health.
Uganda has so far outlined 33 measures against COVID-19, but said several people were taking the ministry of health’s efforts lightly. Many people were even complaining of the inconvenience of the measures they are taking, yet government was focussing on the bigger goal of saving lives.
The confirmed number of cases in Uganda now stands at 53, after one new person tested positive on Wednesday.
“We acted on time to block those entering at the airport,” Museveni said.
To avoid importing infections, Uganda will start testing all those who flew in March 7th to March 21, drivers of cargo vehicles, and those identified to have crossed into the country in the past month.
