This archive report was first published on 11 May 2020.
Uganda has confirmed 121 cases of COVID-19, with the latest cases being two Ugandan and three Kenyan truck drivers who arrived via Elegu and Malaba points of entry.
According to Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng, the confirmed cases are among 1,498 truckers whose samples were tested on Sunday. The minister tweeted, “This brings the total number of Covid-19 cases to 121 in Uganda. The new cases are two Ugandan and three Kenyan truck drivers who arrived via Elegu and Malaba points of entry.”
Meanwhile, security and health officials are searching for a Kenyan truck driver who went into hiding after his samples tested positive for the coronavirus on Saturday at Malaba border point. The driver abandoned his truck, registration number KBR 614H, when he arrived in Elegu on May 8, 2020.
Aswa Region Police Spokesman Patrick Okema has appealed to the public to cooperate with authorities and volunteer any information on the driver’s whereabouts to prevent further spread of the virus. He said, “Efforts to trace for this patient who has gone in hiding are ongoing. A security team at the border and medical officers are following this matter seriously until we trace him. This fight is not only for the security and medical teams. It calls for a concerted effort. Whoever knows where this gentleman could be, particularly in Elegu or surrounding areas, should alert the security team so that he's picked and taken to the treatment centre,”
