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By Ronald Kabanza

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In Rukungiri

Rukungiri Resident District Commissioner Dan Kaguta has confirmed that the district has registered her first COVID-19 positive case.

The confirmed case who is receiving treatment at Mulago referral hospital is a male resident of Rukungiri municipality.

 Addressing the media at his office today, Kaguta without disclosing the details noted that the ministry of health confirms that Rukungiri district has registered her first covid-19 positive case.

Kaguta tasked leaders at all levels to be extra careful and embark on reporting whoever enters their areas of leadership saying that will help the district to stop the spread of this covid-19 in the district.

“Am here to confirm to the public that the Rukungiri district has today registered her first coronavirus case. This therefore serves to warn the public who have been so reluctant in enacting with us,”Kaguta said.

Dr. Akasima Mucunguzi , the District Health Officer said that  this is the time when all locals should stand warned and start putting on face masks plus observing other covid-19 measures if they are to control the spread of the disease.

Dr. Akasima added that they have so far quarantined 200 people who are both family members and their contacts   calling for calmness as the district does its best to overcome this issue.

“No more jokes, the enemy is with us so we need to observe the guidelines as put by the ministry of health or we shall die because as the district we don’t have a district referral hospital to cater for confirmed cases so please stand warned,” Dr. Akasima warned.

This comes at a time when the district is still struggling to have a district referral hospital meaning the district is crippling with poor health services delivery. 

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By Aggrey Twesigye

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In Mbarara

The Mbarara Resident District Commissioner Lt Col. James Mwesigye has threatened to arrest trailer drivers using Mbarara Mirama, Mpondwe route who have resorted to parking in Ruti instead of Karama playground.

Col. Mwesigye’s proposed action follows several complaints from the community on the continued habit of truck drivers parking in Ruti town which poses a danger to their lives.

Ministry of works and transport gazetted Karama playground for truck drivers as a way of preventing the spread of the deadly Corona virus to the community.

Appearing before the press today after a covid 19 meeting at Mbarara city hall, Mwesigye who is also the chairman Mbarara district covid 19 task force warned all the trailer drivers parking in Ruti town to stop the habit or else face imprisonment.

“From today we are starting operations to hunt for the defiant truck drivers if they can’t stop the habit,” RDC Mwesigye added.

Responding on the continued relactancy of the community on covid 19 guidelines like washing hands and wearing face masks, RDC Mwesigye warned that starting with tomorrow 11th August, 2020 no one will be allowed in town without a face mask. 

When asked about the situation in the five closed hotels in Mbarara that were closed on July ,31st 2020 for hosting two covid 19 patients ,the RDC Said  that  so far they have managed to trace all the contacts and they have collected the first samples from all the contacts and results were released awaiting to get tested for the second time .

Mwesigye said that the five hotels were subjected to two weeks of closure but will resume operations after those two weeks.

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