Two more truck drivers have tested positive for COVID-19 in Uganda, bringing the figure of confirmed cases to 100.
According to the Ministry of Health two drivers; a Kenyan and an Eritrean were tested at the Malaba border point on their way from Kenya.
These were part of the 3,071 samples of truck drivers tested on Wednesday.
“All 438 community samples have tested negative for COVID-19. Total samples tested today: 3,509,” the ministry tweeted.
Uganda has so far discharged 55 people and has not registered any death related to COVID-19.
Despite the new cases, Uganda has been internationally commended for the handling of the pandemic.
The Washington Post, a leading newspaper in the USA commended President Museveni’s quick and elaborate response to the outbreak even before the first case was reported.
“Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was particularly eloquent and detail-oriented, explaining what the virus was, how it was transmitted and who was at risk, before laying out a plan to systematically close schools, churches and borders, to begin social distancing, and to put a hold on weddings and funerals. South Sudan, Kenya and Uganda all shut down cross-border air and ground travel for passengers, while maintaining the regional cargo links that are especially important for landlocked South Sudan,” the newspaper reported.