The Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has cautioned that the lifting of lockdown restrictions should not be a reason for excitement in Uganda today, instead, the public should be worried about the possible increase in COVID-19 infections.
The warning comes barely a week after president Yoweri Museveni announced measures to ease the lockdown with-effect from next week, allowing private vehicles to move and a number of businesses to open after two months of lockdown.
But Public health experts across the world have long warned that opening up shops and releasing citizens from their homes could be more difficult and dangerous than shutting them in.
In what seems to be a position in agreement, Dr Aceng warns that opening up will instead, allow the virus to stealthily surge, and possibly set off another wave of infections.
She emphasizes that the public should not relax and think that easing restrictions is a sign of progress in handling the deadly pandemic, and adds that if people do not adhere to social-distancing guidelines and other protective measures, the excitement will be short-lived.
Dr. Aceng Speaking;…….
Dr Aceng adds that the burden of COVID-19 is not yet going down, yet Africa is predicted to be the next epicentre of the virus according to models released by international health organization’s and experts.
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