URA URA URA
  • EDITORIAL POLICY
  • ABOUT US
PML Daily
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • NEWS
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Regional
    • Africa
    • World
  • INVESTIGATIONS
    • National Archives
    • Special Reports
  • OpEd
  • BUSINESS
    • Agriculture
    • Tech
    • Finance
  • FEATURES
    • Health
    • Tours & Travel
    • Entertainment
    • Society
  • COLUMNISTS
    • The Suited Penguin
  • SPORT
  • Jobs
  • Magazines
  • Home
  • NEWS
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Regional
    • Africa
    • World
  • INVESTIGATIONS
    • National Archives
    • Special Reports
  • OpEd
  • BUSINESS
    • Agriculture
    • Tech
    • Finance
  • FEATURES
    • Health
    • Tours & Travel
    • Entertainment
    • Society
  • COLUMNISTS
    • The Suited Penguin
  • SPORT
  • Jobs
  • Magazines
No Result
View All Result
PML Daily
No Result
View All Result
Stanbic Stanbic Stanbic
Home NEWS

BREAKING! Uganda’s all Monday night 639 Coronavirus test samples return negative as country registers good progress in containing infections

JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PML Daily Staff WriterbyJAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PML Daily Staff Writer
April 13, 2020
342 11
445
SHARES
5k
VIEWS
FacebookWhatsAppTwitter
Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng ( PHOTO/File)

KAMPALA — Ministry of Heath has announced that all the 639 samples on Easter Monday returned negative for coronavirus.

“Good news coming in from @UVRIug today. 639 samples have been tested and all were NEGATIVE for COVID-19.
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 still stands at 54 in Uganda,” the Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng wrote on Monday night.

“Please practice preventive measures and adhere to our guidelines,” she added.

Three more patients who were among the confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been discharged from Entebbe Grade B hospital after completing successful treatment.

The total number of active confirmed cases for COVID-19 has now dropped from 54 to 47 according to a press release from the Ministry of Health.

All the 47 confirmed COVID-19 cases are in stable condition in Mulago National Specialised hospital, Entebbe Grade B hospital, case in Adjumani and case in Hoima.

Uganda has not registered any COVID-19 related death.

The ministry also says a total of 231 individuals are still in institutional quarantine, 1302 cumulative contacts were listed while 537 contacts to confirmed cases have completed 14 days followup.

729 contacts to confirmed cases are currently under follow up with a cumulative of 5,664 samples have been tested, according to authorities.

The government has been emboldened by the rising negative cases in the test samples tested everyday, raising hope that the country is winning the battle against the virus.

President Museveni is expected to announce the extension new measures including a possibility of extending the lockdown in his address on Tuesday midday announced by his press secretary, Don Wanyama.

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • Facebook

Related

Leave a comment

Tags: coronavirustop

Get real time update about this post categories directly on your device, subscribe now.

Unsubscribe
UBTEB UBTEB UBTEB


About

The PML Daily, published via www.pmldaily.com is a publication of Post Media Ltd, a professional Digital/New Media company in Uganda.

Follow us

  • EDITORIAL POLICY
  • ABOUT US

© 2023

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • NEWS
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Regional
    • Africa
    • World
  • INVESTIGATIONS
    • National Archives
    • Special Reports
  • OpEd
  • BUSINESS
    • Agriculture
    • Tech
    • Finance
  • FEATURES
    • Health
    • Tours & Travel
    • Entertainment
    • Society
  • COLUMNISTS
    • The Suited Penguin
  • SPORT
  • Jobs
  • Magazines

© 2023

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist