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COVID-19: Confirmed cases reach 616 as more 23 cases are discovered amongst truck drivers and contacts

by Muhereza Kyamutetera
The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng (left) at the 19th May 2020 launch of the Port Health COVID-19 laboratory at the main Uganda-Tanzania border point at Mutukula border. The laboratory equipment includes two GeneXpert machines capable of processing 64 COVID-19 samples per hour.
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Results from samples tested on 06th June 2020 have confirmed 23 new Covid-19 cases, taking Uganda’s confirmed total cases to 616. According to Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the 23, include: 7 truck drivers from Elegu, Mutukula and Mirama Hills border points; 1 security personnel from Elegu and another case of a frontline health worker. They also include 14 cases from contacts and alerts from

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Muhereza Kyamutetera is the Executive Editor of CEO East Africa Magazine. I am a travel enthusiast and the Experiences & Destinations Marketing Manager at EDXTravel. Extremely Ugandaholic. Ask me about #1000Reasons2ExploreUganda and how to Take Your Place In The African Sun.