The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
New Uganda 🇺🇬 #COVID19 measures
✳ All passenger planes prohibited
✳ Only cargo planes allowed in and out
✳ No entry into Uganda except by truck drivers by land and water from neigbouring countries
✳ No buses, no boda bodas to cross the borders
✳ No pedestrians walking into or out of Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Government of Uganda has banned all passenger flights entering and leaving Uganda starting midnight Sunday. Also banned are entries into Uganda by anyone other than truck drivers, by land or water.
Previously Uganda was putting all passengers arriving under quarantine. Uganda has close to 2000 people under quarantine.
“No passenger planes will be allowed to land in Uganda or leave. Only cargo planes and their crew members will be allowed in the country. Meanwhile, those sneezing should keep away from the public,” President Museveni said as he announced additional measures to contain COVID-19.
He confirmed that, “humans crossing into Uganda from the different border points are prohibited going forward. This is until we find coordination at the East African level. Please stay where you are. We are not against anyone but this is about manageability.”
Uganda has not registered any corona virus case.
Measures
- Prohibit all passenger planes
- Only cargo planes allowed in and out
- No entry into Uganda by land and water from neigbouring countries.
- Only cargo truck drivers
- No buses, no bodas to cross the borders
- No pedestrians walking into or out of Uganda
Sneezing is not a sign for corona virus whereas coughing is. Always keep a distance of at least 1 meter too the next person.
Thanks for the public protection and the families we are so glad that all will be put under consent
prevention is better than cure but some Ugandans learn the hard way. I wish they follow the guidelines
Indeed we should follow the instructions and guidelines put in place to stay alive.
Talking to many people, most don’t know about the real situation
Thank our president for advising the country
Thanks to our president let’s pray hard to overcome this situation
I wish all people could listen we wouldn’t suffer, but love for money will us a lot.
We pray to GOD have mercy up on his people.
We appreciate whatever has been done in form of interventions so far & pray for more to be done & achieved.
It’s a good decision by our president, I wish all of us to take these protective measures so much in order to fight the disease covid 19