Tag Archives: quarantine

Ntoroko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ntoroko district has imposed a two-week quarantine following the outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease- FMD.  The most affected areas are Butungama, Bweramule, Rwebisengo, Karugutu and Lake Semuliki. According to the guidelines, the movement of livestock and livestock products into and out of Ntoroko district …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 170 children have been rescued from the streets of Kampala and taken for quarantine and rehabilitation. This is part of an initiative by Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA and Non-Government Organizations that work with children on the streets. The children have been settled at …

Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Livestock dealers in Ibanda North county are pleading with the government to lift the quarantine against the animal movement in the region. The district has been under restricted livestock movement since the beginning of this month, following an outbreak of the highly contagious Foot and …

Kiruhura, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kiruhura district foot and mouth disease taskforce has issued a set of new guidelines to curb the spread of the disease. Kiruhura has been under total quarantine and ban since the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in December last year. This was done to …

Kiruhura, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kiruhura district authorities have said the illegal trade of cattle is derailing the fight against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). Kiruhura has been under total quarantine since December last year following the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease-FMD. According to the authorities, the cattle trade …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Francis Edulu, a pastor from Abaango village in Soroti district has been intercepted by security officers after he was found preaching in public after testing positive for COVID-19. Edulu had been placed under home-based care management which required him to remain in quarantine at home …

Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ibanda district has imposed a total ban on the sale and movement of livestock in a bid to contain the spread of foot and mouth disease. The ban takes effect on Friday 4th June 2021. Bisheshe division in Ibanda municipality where the disease was first …

Kiruhura district banned the movement, sale and slaughtering of cattle following the outbreak of foot and mouth disease Kiruhura, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kiruhura has arrested 12 people for allegedly flouting the Foot and Mouth disease quarantine. They were arrested on Thursday night at Ahakageti village in Sanga …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has so far delivered nine hundred thousand dozes of Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) vaccines to affected areas, two months after it announced a mass vaccination exercise. The country has been battling an FMD outbreak since December 2020, when it was first detected …

Kiruhura district was put under quarantine following the outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease two weeks ago  Kiruhura, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Godson Muheirwe, the Kiruhura town council veterinary officer has been arrested for violating the Foot and Mouth disease quarantine. It is alleged that Muheirwe returned cows suffering from Foot …