Uganda is tracing for a 27 year old Kenyan national truck driver who tested positive for coronavirus following routine testing for truck drivers at all Uganda border entries.
“One new case confirmed among 1,114 truck drivers today,” Uganda’s Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said.
“The new case is a 27 year old Kenyan truck driver who arrived at Malaba border and efforts are underway to track him and evacuate him back to Kenya,” she added.
Ministry of Health says the driver will be repatriated to Kenya for treatment, meaning, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Uganda remain at 55.
Dr. Aceng said 350 samples from the community were also carried out and they all returned negative for COVID-19.
This is the fourth long distance truck driver to test positive for coronavirus in Uganda. He is however the second Kenyan national to test positive for coronavirus in Uganda.
Ministry of Health says the driver will be repatriated to Kenya for treatment, meaning, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Uganda remain at 55.
The driver had crossed over into Uganda from the neigbouring countries in the last few days.
This is the fourth long distance truck driver to test positive for coronavirus in Uganda. He is however the second Kenyan national to test positive for coronavirus in Uganda.
