By XINHUA
About Ugandan 50 legislators and staff who recently visited neighboring Tanzania have tested positive for COVID-19, a Ugandan parliamentary spokesperson said Tuesday.
Chris Obore said in a tweet that the legislators were returning from the East African Community legislative assemblies’ games held in Tanzania’s Arusha city.
“They are being managed by Ministry of Health and parliament health team. No hospitalization case registered. The majority who went to Arusha are safe,” Obore said.
The Ministry of Health of Ugandan has urged the public to continue adhering to COVID-19 prevention measures, warning that the infection rate is going up.
Ministry data showed that results of COVID-19 tests done on December 18 confirmed 357 new cases. The cumulative confirmed cases rose to 129,676 since the pandemic broke out in the country in March 2020.
The government is scaling up COVID-19 vaccination to protect the public. About 10 million doses of vaccines have been administered since vaccination started in March.
