President Yoweri Museveni’s 14th address on the state of the Coronavirus outbreak in the country has been moved to Tuesday.
The Senior Presidential Press Secretary Don Wanyama communicated the changes on Monday afternoon without giving further details.
“The 14th Presidential Address by His Excellency YK Museveni on COVID-19 which was slated for today has been moved to tomorrow, Tuesday 19th, at 8 pm,” he said.
The address will be live on all TV and Radio stations.
The postponement of the address comes after the Ministry of Health announced that twenty-one (21) Ugandan truck drivers had tested positive for Coronavirus.
According to the Ministry of Health, the 21 new cases are from 1,071 samples that were tested from various points of entry on May 17.
“The 21 confirmed cases are Ugandan nationals; 17 from Elegu Point of entry, 3 from Mutukula point of entry, and 1 from Malaba point of entry. All 253 community samples tested negative for COVID-19. The total number of tests done were 1,324. The total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases is now 248,” said Dr Henry Mwebesa, Director General Health Services in a statement.