Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero
@JaneRuth_Aceng
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Wife.Mother. Grandmother. Paediatrician. Minister for Health- Uganda, Woman MP, Lira City. Retweets are not endorsements. Views expressed are my own.
Kampala, Uganda
Joined December 2015
My Prayer for Lira City. “I enthrone you as God over this city and dedicate it to you. Today, I say, a city whose God is the Lord is blessed”
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I regret to announce that we have lost our first doctor, Dr Mohammed Ali, a Tanzanian National, 37yr old Male today at 3:15am. He tested positive of Ebola on Sept 26, 2022 and died while receiving treatment at Fort Portal RRH, Isolation facility ( JMedic).
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More good news today! 150 Samples have tested negative for COVID-19. Glory to God. Uganda, we can do this.
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I regret to announce the passing of another Health worker, Ms. Nabisubi Margaret, an anesthetic officer. The 58 year old succumbed to Ebola at 4.33am this morning at Fort Portal Hospital (JMedic) after battling the disease for 17 days.
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Absolutely speechless and touched to see this dedicated and committed Enrolled Nurse Ms.Nambozo Agnes from Buluganya Health Centre III. She is on her way to Masheluse village in Nataba parish, Young Child Clinic outreach to vaccinate children. Nurse of the year!
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Thank you @JackMa and @AlibabaGroup for the donation of key supplies to enhance our #COVID19 response. The items which arrived this afternoon aboard @flyethiopian include: .-100,000 masks.-20,089 test kits.-741 Personal Protective Equipment .-1,111 face shields
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This is a good weekend! 555 samples tested today and all were NEGATIVE for COVID-19. 184 samples were from institutional quarantine while 371 samples were from the community. Please adhere to guidelines and stay safe. Have a lovely Easter. Stay home, Stay safe.
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Good to note that samples from 7 suspected cases with #COVID19 like symptoms from Kampala and Kanungu Districts have tested negative for #COVID19. To-date, Uganda has NO confirmed case of COVID-19. #STAYSAFEUG.
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All 338 samples tested today are negative for COVID-19. Thank God. Uganda, we can do this- wash hands with soap and water frequently, maintain a safe social distance and stay home. God bless.
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Dear All,.It is now important for all of us to remain calm and vigilant. If you develop #COVID19 like symptoms,Please do not crowd the health facilities. Isolate yourself in a room and call @MinofHealthUG on 0800-100-066 or 0800-203-033 and a health team will be sent to you.
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I am glad to declare that I will be contesting for Woman MP for Lira District under the Ruling Party, NRM.
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Excited to hear of the COVID-19 recoveries and subsequent discharges. Today we discharged a total of 7 patients; Mulago Hospital (3) Entebbe Grade B (4). Total recoveries are now 45 in Uganda. Glory to God.
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Oh wow, Dr Ssebunya. This is beautiful. Thank you so much. May God bless your gifted hands.
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It is a GOOD Friday indeed. 439 samples have all tested Negative for COVID-19 today. God is great. Stay home, stay safe.
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Dear friends & fellow Ugandans,.Thank you so much for staying at home and staying safe.I notice people are taking advantage of the stay at home to do physical exercise,keep fit & fight NCDs. I salute you for that.However,keep a distance of at least 4 meters from your team members.
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Glory to God!! All 398 samples have tested negative for COVID-19 today. The total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases still stands at 48. Uganda, we can do this together. Stay home and stay safe. #STAYSAFEUG
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Out of 227 samples tested today, 222 tested negative for COVID19 while 5 tested positive for COVID19. The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 is now 23. Ugandans, please embrace our guidelines and preventive measures. We can prevent the spread of COVID19 together.
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What a great morning! I finally met the famous @EnockArts who drew a beautiful portrait of me. Thank you very much, Dr Ssebunya Enock and May God richly bless your talented hands.
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Good news again.All 231 samples tested NEGATIVE for COVID-19. The confirmed cases still stands at 52. I appeal to all those who travelled abroad between 7th and 22nd March to comply with our field officers when contacted. All travellers in this period will be tested for COVID-19.
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We have started experiencing an increase in the daily number of COVID-19 cases compared to the stable trends we observed since January 2022. This increase is similar to the rise we faced in June 2021 when the Delta variant was prevalent.
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Did you put sugar in your tea, coffee or milk today? Are you aware that sugar is not good for your health?.
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Exciting news from Mulago Hospital today! 4 patients have fully recovered and tested negative twice for COVID-19 and have been discharged. Thank you our health workers. You are my heroes every day. Keep up the spirit. Indeed, we shall sing Hallelujah! Praise the Lord.
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What 2020 means to us now: .20 Seconds of washing hands with soap and water frequently .2 Meters distance between you and another person.0 excuses. Together, We can fight COVID-19 out of Uganda #STAYSAFEUG
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Good news! All 104 samples tested NEGATIVE for COVID-19. God is good. Together, we can overcome this battle. Pls adhere to @MinofHealthUG guidelines and preventive measures.
What a great relief that of all 104 tested people today none is positive .I am sleeping soundly .May God give us sleep to compensate for all sleepless nights we have spent for 6 days.
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COVID19 is a battle, which we can only win if we join hands together as Ugandans. We should all be responsible and helpful to one another and collectively guard our country jealously. This is already happening. The private sector has been quietly supporting the fight enormously.
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1 new case of COVID-19 confirmed today out of the 169 samples tested at @UVRIug while 168 samples were negative for the disease. The total number of confirmed cases is now 54 in Uganda. Good news is 4 patients have recovered and were discharged from Ebb Hospital, yesterday.
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Happy to hear that 3 patients have recovered from COVID-19 and tested negative twice for COVID-19 after 14 days of treatment. They have been discharged from Entebbe Grade B Hospital, today. The total number of recoveries is 7 in #Uganda. #STAYSAFEUG.
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Good news coming in today. 5 patients were discharged after recovering from COVID-19. 3 from Entebbe Grade B and 2 from Mulago Hospital. Total recoveries now stand at 52. All praise and thanks goes to God.
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Good news coming out from Entebbe Grade B Hospital. One of the 48 #COVID19 patients who is undergoing treatment at Entebbe Grade B Hospital, today delivered a baby girl through C Section. Mother and baby are doing well. Thank you to our stellar health workers. You are amazing.
JUST IN: Baby born to a #COVID19 positive patient at Entebbe Grade today at 1:45pm. Mother and baby in good health. #StaySafeUg #NBSUpdates
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I’ve taken a decision to withdraw my intention to stand for the Position of Speaker of @Parliament_Ug. I have not had enough time to consult my party leadership, colleagues and family. I pledge to continue serving diligently in my current capacity as Minister for Health.
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11 new COVID-19 cases confirmed today. - 6 Tanzanian truck drivers who arrived via Mutukula Border. - 5 Kenyan truck drivers; 3 arrived via Malaba & 2 arrived via Busia. Total Confirmed Cases of COVID in Uganda is now 74.
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4 new COVID-19 cases confirmed today out of the 1,989 samples tested today. Out of these, 1,578 samples were from truck drivers while 411 samples were from the community. The new cases are Tanzanian truck drivers who arrived via Mutukula. Total confirmed cases are now 79.
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All 1,126 samples tested today are negative for COVID-19. The confirmed cases still stand at 55. #STAYSAFEUG.
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Today, 15 May, 2020, 43 new COVID-19 cases confirmed from 1,838 samples of truck drivers. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 203 in Uganda. All 720 community samples have tested negative for COVID-19. Total samples tested today: 2558.
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I had the opportunity to visit one of my very own heroic health workers, Sr. Doris Okudinia, a nurse at Ediofe Health Centre III in Arua District. She wheeled a patient for over 3km to Arua Regional Referral Hospital for treatment. Her selflessness is heartwarming.
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A confirmed fatal Ebola case has been reported in Kayalwe B village, Buyengo sub-county, Jinja district. This was a 45-year-old male who is linked to a probable case, his brother.
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This morning, I flagged off 200 survey teams that will conduct a rapid assessment exercise to establish the prevalence of COVID-19 among communities in Uganda. Results from this survey will inform the phased lifting of the lockdown.
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Today, we tested 225 samples for COVID-19 and 218 tested negative. However, 7 tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total to 30 confirmed cases. This is a battle, we can win if we adhere to the @MinofHealthUG preventive measures and guidelines. God bless.
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To-date, Uganda has NO confirmed case of #COVID19. There is an article alleging that “Uganda confirms 1st case of Coronavirus”-this is NOT true and absolutely FAKE. People, please stop spreading rumors. Our teams are working around the clock to protect you & keep COVID out of 🇺🇬
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We all miss our busy streets, chit chats by the road side, outside jogs and exercise, entertainment and most of all our church/mosque congregations. but Uganda, lets stay home, let’s stay safe for the greater good. Rest assured, our country will return to normal.
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All 1,162 samples tested NEGATIVE For COVID-19, today. 839 samples were from truck drivers at border points of entry. 323 samples were from individuals under institutional quarantine and contacts to the confirmed cases. #STAYSAFEUG.
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Dear all,.I will update the public on the health sector’s response to COVID-19, this afternoon at 3pm. Stay tuned. #StaySafeUG.
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1 new case confirmed for COVID-19 today out of the 1,120 samples tested. 744 samples were from truck drivers at border points & 376 samples from individuals in quarantine & contacts. The new confirmed case is among samples within the country. COVID-19 Confirmed cases are now 56.
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All 1,032 samples tested today were negative for COVID-19. Confirmed cases still stands at 55. Total number of recoveries is 12. Details 👇🏽
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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. Please practice preventive measures and adhere to our guidelines.
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Today, 14 May, 2020, 21 new COVID-19 cases confirmed from 1,593 samples of truck drivers. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 160 in Uganda. All 303 community samples have tested negative for COVID-19. Total samples tested today at @UVRIug: 1,896.
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The @MinofHealthUG call center lines are decongested and capacity has been enhanced to serve you better. Please call 0800-100-066, 0800-203-033 or 0800-303-033 to report any suspected cases of #COVID19 or any information on #COVID19.
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H. E made a directive today that only truck drivers with negative COVID-19 test results will be allowed. Following the directive, we met with National Logistics Platform of Truck Owners & Truck owners and resolved to:.1. Mobilize,counsel and test all truck drivers employed in UG.
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Glory to God! All 1,408 samples tested negative for COVID-19 today. Of these, 925 samples are from truck drivers at border points and 483 samples are from the communities. Total Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Uganda stands at 75.#STAYSAFEUG
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Today, 16 May, 2020, 24 new COVID-19 cases confirmed from 2,044 samples of truck drivers. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 227 in Uganda. All 554 community samples have tested negative for COVID-19.
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No new case registered today. All 2,557 samples have tested negative for COVID-19. Thank God. Please practice COVID-19 preventive measures at all times. Stay home, Stay Safe.
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Today, 13 May 2020, 13 new COVID-19 cases confirmed from 1,741 samples of truck drivers. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Uganda is now 139. The new cases are; 7 Ugandans, 5 Kenyans and 1 Eritrean. All 363 community samples tested negative for COVID-19.
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Out of 300 samples tested today, 4 are positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases to 52 in the country. Stay home and stay safe, Uganda. #STAYSAFEUG.
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A true hero, she is. True definition of service before self. I celebrate Sr. Doris and all our health workers who sacrifice their lives to save thousands of lives daily. I appeal to the public to remember them in prayer and support them by following the @MinofHealthUG guidelines.
The Nurse(in Pink),Doris Oku'dinia, wheeled a patient for about 2Kms, fm Ediofe to Arua Hospital,after the ambulance on call failed them.The kind of selflessness that the @hiha_awards & @MinofHealthUG shld celebrate! @JaneRuth_Aceng, @DianaAtwine,@ainbyoo am sure U've noted!
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Today,4 May, 2020, 8 new COVID-19 cases confirmed. 6 out of 2,061 samples of truck drivers while 2 cases are from the community. Total COVID-19 cases now stand at 97 in Uganda.
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Parliament has passed the Uganda Human Organ Donation and Transplant Bill, 2021. This is another milestone for us as the health sector.
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2 new COVID-19 cases confirmed today out of 3,071 samples of truck drivers. All 438 community samples tested negative for COVID-19. The 2 new cases are Eritrean and Kenyan truck drivers who arrived from Kenya via Malaba. Total COVID-19 confirmed cases in Uganda are now 100.
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All 2,400 samples tested negative for COVID-19 today. Of these, 534 samples were from the community while 1,866 samples were from truck drivers. This is good news. Let’s keep practicing COVID-19 preventive measures. Prevention is better than cure.
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3 new COVID-19 cases confirmed today. 2 out of 1,922 samples of truck drivers: 1 Kenyan and 1 Burundian who arrived via Malaba. Efforts to track them are underway. 1 out of 562 samples from the community: a 22 year old Ugandan male from Rakai District. Total confirmed cases: 88.
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1 new COVID-19 case confirmed, today among the 1,116 samples of truck drivers. The new case is a Ugandan driver who arrived from Kenya via Malaba. All 417 samples in the community tested negative. Total samples tested today are 1,533. Total confirmed COVID-19 cases now 75.
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Today,10 May,2020, 5 new COVID-19 cases confirmed from 1,498 samples of truck drivers bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 121 in Uganda. Out of the new cases, 2 are Ugandan while 3 are Kenyan truck drivers.All 341 community samples have tested negative for COVID-19.
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Today, 21 May, 2020, 15 new COVID-19 cases confirmed bringing the total confirmed cases to 160. All new cases are Ugandans: 10 cases are truck drivers who arrived via Elegu while 5 cases are among community samples. All community cases were under quarantine at the time of test.
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3 samples confirmed positive for COVID-19 today; while 203 samples tested negative for COVID-19. Total number of cases is now 33 in Uganda. #STAYSAFEUG.
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I have seen social media posts alleging that I am in trouble over Cannabis and others saying I am dealing in cannabis. It's unfortunate that some people always choose to circulate wrong information. (1/2).
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1 new case confirmed today, out of 1,117 samples tested at @UVRIug. The new case, a 46 year old Burundian refugee arrived from Tanzania and was under quarantine at the time of test. Total confirmed cases is now 56.
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Today, 12 May, 2020, 4 new COVID-19 cases confirmed from 1,478 samples of truck drivers. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 126 in Uganda. All 233 community samples have tested negative for COVID-19. Total samples tested today at UVRI are 1711.
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This morning, the Prime Minister Rt. Hon. @RuhakanaR flagged off the relief food distribution drive to vulnerable people of Kampala and Wakiso following the lockdown and COVID-19 outbreak in #Uganda. #STAYSAFEUG.Thank you @bamulanzeki for the lovely pictures.
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Today, we received 500 boxes of hand wash and sanitizers from MOVIT/Skin Guard to be used by our health workers. We really appreciate you for coming in this difficult time where we are joining hands to fight against #COVID19 in Uganda. #STAYSAFEUG
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Yesterday 23rd Oct 2022, nine (9) individuals were confirmed positive for #Ebola in Greater Kampala region bringing the total number of cases to 14 in the last 48 hours. The 9 cases are contacts of the fatal case who came from Kassanda district and passed on in Mulago Hospital.
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Ramadan Kareem to all my Muslim brothers and sisters. Please continue to adhere to our guidelines, stay home and stay safe. God bless.
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Uganda has confirmed her 1st case of #COVID19, today. This is a 36 year old Ugandan male who arrived on 21 March 2020 at 2:00am. During the screening process at the airport, his temperature was 38.7. This prompted health teams to isolate him at the airport for further follow up
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Good morning all. Today, at 10:00am, I will address the nation to give a comprehensive update on Uganda’s COVID-19 response. #STAYSAFEUG
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Today, 30 May, 2020, 84 new COVID-19 cases confirmed bringing the total confirmed cases to 413. 52 new cases are truck drivers : 50 arrived via Elegu, while 2 arrived via Busia . 32 cases are contacts to previously confirmed cases. All were under quarantine at the time of test.
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Happy Easter, friends and family. This year, our celebrations will be quite different from the usual but let us adhere to guidelines given, to protect ourselves and the rest of the population. May the peace of our resurrected Lord fill our lives now and forever. #STAYSAFEUG
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2 new COVID-19 cases confirmed. a Kenyan male truck driver who arrived via Busia border. Our tracking system shows that he returned to Kenya. A Ugandan male from Masindi District, who was confirmed during the rapid assessment survey. Total confirmed cases are now: 85.
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Today, we tested 63 samples for COVID-19 at @UVRIug and all tested NEGATIVE for the disease. The confirmed cases stands at 44. God is good. Ugandans, we can defeat #COVID-19 together. Stay home, Stay Safe. #STAYSAFEUG
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Prevention is better than cure. A good message from @masindeonyango for all of us to adhere to in the wake of the #COVID19 pandemic. To-date, #Uganda has NO confirmed case of COVID-19. #STAYSAFEUG
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Thank you @Huawei for the donation of video conferencing ICT Solutions to assist in the battle against COVID-19. These shall enable mobile video meetings and communications among staff in various sites such as hospitals and @MinofHealthUG . #STAYSAFEUG
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1 new case confirmed among 1,114 truck drivers today. The new case is a 27 yr old Kenyan truck driver who arrived at Malaba border and efforts are underway to track him and evacuate him back to Kenya. We tested 350 samples from the community which were negative for COVID-19.
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We received an alert of a COVID-19 suspected case in downtown K’la & established that she was under mandatory self quarantine upon returning from a high risk country.She did not exhibit symptoms of COVID-19 but required to complete self quarantine. Uganda has NO case of COVID-19
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3 patients who were positive for COVID-19 have been discharged today from Entebbe Grade B Hospital at an event presided over by the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. @RuhakanaR. I appreciate H E @KagutaMuseveni for the 33 concrete and precise directives that he has given to the country
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2 new cases confirmed for COVID-19 today out of the 2,071 samples tested at @UVRIug. This brings the total confirmed cases to 83 in Uganda. Both new cases are Kenyan truck drivers who arrived via Malaba and Busia borders. Stay safe, Uganda.
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Eight new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Uganda bringing the total number to 9. The 8 cases are Ugandan nationals who travelled back from Dubai, UAE aboard Ethiopian airlines and Emirates flights. #STAYSAFEUG
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Out of 197 samples run yesterday, 4 tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total #COVID19 confirmed cases to 18 in Uganda. The 4 new confirmed cases presented with symptoms similar to COVID19 while in quarantine and now evacuated to Mulago National Specialized Hospital.
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Today, 7 May, 2020, 1 new COVID-19 case confirmed from 3,091 samples of truck drivers.The new case is a Tanzanian truck driver who arrived from Tanzania via Mutukula border. All 718 community samples tested negative for the disease. The total COVID-19 confirmed cases are now 101.
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We tested 176 samples for COVID-19 today and 11 tested positive for the disease. All confirmed cases were under institutional quarantine at the time of test. Total confirmed COVID-19 cases stands at 44. #STAYSAFEUG.
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2 new COVID-19 cases confirmed out of 299 samples tested among the community and individuals under quarantine. Both cases are male; a Ugandan national and a Burundian refugee. They are under quarantine at Rakai hospital as they are contacts to a confirmed Burundian refugee case.
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Yesterday, 8 May 2020, results from samples tested at @UVRIug confirmed 13 positives cases for COVID-19 out of 2,421 samples of truck drivers. All 740 community samples tested negative for COVID-19. The truck drivers are being tracked. Confirmed COVID-19 cases now: 114.
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2 new cases confirmed today; a 43 year old Tanzanian truck driver who is a contact to a previously confirmed case and a 35 year old Tanzanian truck driver who arrived from Tanzania at Mutukula border. Total Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 are now 63 in Uganda.
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Dear friends, .The malicious individuals are at it again. They have created a fake Instagram account under my name. I want to inform you all that I DO NOT have an Instagram account and please do not respond to any Information coming from that profile. It is a scam account.
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I briefed and dispatched a team of epidemiologists who will be going to various districts across the country to support the district COVID-19 response teams. This team will be supported by 1 senior Clinical officer and 1 MOH official in each district.
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Fellow Ugandans, Happy New Year to you all. Today, 10th January 2023, marks 42 days since we began the countdown to Ebola free Uganda. I want to thank you all for your vigilance and a good job done. Together we can!.
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1 new case confirmed for COVID-19 today out of the 625 samples tested. The total number of confirmed cases stands at 55. The @MinofHealthUG is currently testing all cargo transporters who enter the country via the different Points of Entry. Details 👇🏽
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Today, 20 May, 2020, 10 new COVID-19 cases confirmed. 9 new cases are truck drivers while 1 case is a contact case. Following a Presidential Directive of deducting all foreign truck drivers from Uganda’s total confirmed case count, the confirmed COVID-19 cases now stand at 145.
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As we register more COVID deaths, let us be responsible and practice the preventive measures. Correctly wear a face mask when in public - it should cover your nose,mouth and chin, wash your hands with soap and water/sanitize AND social distance. COVID-19 is preventable!.
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