Ugandan Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng’ during a past file photo. The Ugandan Ministry of Health has disclosed that the novel Corona virus situation is worsening each day in the East African nation.
According to the Ministry of Health, Ugandans should know that the number of people during is going up each new day and hence adherence to Covid-19 protocols should be paramount.
The government has also disclosed that the Intensive Care Units do not have beds since they have been fully occupied by Covid-19 patients.
Early this month, the Ugandan government has announced that the country is now in the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic after the number of infections increased by 81 per cent between March and April.
The government has warned of tough containment measures, including a possible total lockdown.
Thee Health minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, said on May 5 that the country is expecting additional doses of AZ in June.
But she didn’t clarify on the exact quantity and source.But ministry sources said they plan to acquire three million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine through Covax.
Early last year, China promised to give Uganda 300,000 doses of their vaccine.
But Ministry of Health said it is still pending approval by National Drug Authority before being allowed into the country
