Uganda likely to impose another COVID-19 lockdown

By Godfrey Olukya

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – Uganda is likely to impose another lockdown as the number of cases increased in the country, a Health Ministry official said on Thursday.

“We are experiencing a new wave of COVID-19. We are seeing more young people getting infected. It is no longer a disease of the old people,” Dr. Diana Atwine, permanent secretary at the Health Ministry, told media.

Atwine said that the number of infections increased by 80% between March and April, adding that the second wave of COVID 19 is “severe.”

“People need to change their lifestyle. We are amidst a pandemic ... We need to lockdown,” she said.

Meanwhile, Dr. Henry Mwebesa, the director of health services, said a total of 803 COVID-19 cases and one death have been recorded in schools across the country.

Mwebesa said the main drivers of the spread of the virus in schools is overcrowding and non-adherence to the COVID-19 protocols.

A total of 44,594 virus cases and 361 deaths have been recorded in the country since the beginning of the pandemic.