President Yoweri Museveni Uganda has announced four new coronavirus cases. Museveni said on his Twitter account today morning that yesterday 197 samples were tested, and 4 turned out positive.
The national tally has now gone to 18 confirmed cases. According to Museveni, the four new cases had been under institutional quarantine in the various hotels identified by the sub-committee on quarantine.
The new patients have now been evacuated to Mulago hospital for treatment.
"Although it is too early to accurately determine whether we are defeating the virus or not, I have some good news in as far as fighting is concerned. The good news is that yesterday but one, the 25th of March, 104 returnees from Dubai or their associates were tested for the virus and they were all negative," said Museveni.
"It seems, therefore, that the efforts of identifying by temperature monitoring at the airport, quarantining the people on whom there's some suspicion and tracing the ones who escaped from the quarantine is working well," he added.
Meanwhile, South Africa Health minister Zweli Mkhize said in a statement that the has now recorded our first deaths resulting from Covid-19.
"These two deaths occurred in the Western Cape. One at a private hospital and the other at a public hospital," he said.
The USA with 85,612 cases and 1,301 deaths has overtaken China with 81,340 cases and 3,292 deaths as the country with the most confirmed cases in the world. Italy has the most coronavirus deaths in the world at 8,215 followed by Spain at 4,365 deaths.
The virus is spread when one touches a contaminated surface and then touches their face or inhales air or saliva droplets from an infected person. One can protect themselves by constantly sanitising hands and contaminated surfaces, washing hands with soap.
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