The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine has said five districts along the Uganda-Tanzania border are mostly at risk during this COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Diana who yesterday listed the five districts as; Mbarara, Ntungamo, Isingiro, Rakai and Kyotera said the Ministry had equipped Mbarara regional referral Hospital with all the necessary equipment and health workers to handle any suspected cases of COVID-19 reported around these five districts.
She said that the Ministry was focusing on getting laboratory equipment nearer to the border line to put an end to delays in testing and getting results from samples picked mostly from truck drivers.
Dr. Diana speaking………
Mr. Herbert Muhangi, the Resident District Commissioner for Isingiro had asked the permanent Secretary to set up a fully equipped isolation center where people that cross through the porous borders can be isolated and tested before mixing with others. RDC Herbert speaking…
Earlier, Dr. Diana said the Health Ministry is coming up with mitigation plans to carry out a random survey on COVID-19 pandemic around high risk areas like high way towns and border districts. END
