COVID 19: NTUNGAMO RDC WARNS SEX WORKERS AGAINST SLEEPING WITH TRUCK DRIVERS

Posted On 29 Apr 2020

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By Felix Twinomugisha
www.mknewslink.com
In Ntungamo

Ntungamo Resident District Commissioner George Bakunda has strongly warned women and girls against sleeping with truck drivers to make money from them amidst the deadly Corona virus.
Bakunda appealed to women and girls to observe social distance as the only measure to curtail the spread of the pandemic saying that this comes in the wake of an increase in infections among long-distance truck drivers.
He noted that recently a sex worker in Ntungamo was quarantined at Ntungamo Health Training Institute Nyarutuuntu after she admitted that she slept withÂ truck driver in a lodge for three days in Ntungamo Municipality which left many town dwellers worried of being infected with COVID-19.
This follows the tip off from residents who become suspicion after noticing that the woman was slept with a truck driver and alerted the office of the RDC Ntungamo who swiftly swung into action and took her to quarantine.
He revealed that so for 18 people have been quarantined in Ntungamo district including 13 people who were deported by Rwandan authorities.
The thirteen were received by the authorities in Ntungamo led by George Bakunda the Head of the Ntungamo COVID 19 Taskforce who also double as the resident district commissioner for the same district.
Bakunda hailed the vigilance of the people urging them to continue with gesture and not to allow any body to manipulate them but report any suspected case within their community for action.
According to Dr. Richard Bakamuturaki the District health officer noted that they are waiting for results of 96 samples from the ministry of health.
Over 200 trucks make stopovers in Ntungamo Municipality, Rubaare town council and Kafunjo Miram town council in a month.