This archive report was first published on 13 May 2020.
Uganda's Covid-19 cases have risen to 126, following the confirmation of four new cases among truck drivers who entered the country through the Elegu and Mutukula border posts.
According to the Health ministry, two of the confirmed cases are Ugandans, while the other two are Kenyan and Tanzanian nationals.
The four cases were part of 1,478 samples of truck drivers tested by the Uganda Virus Research Institute, bringing the total number of tested truck drivers to over 10,000.
Heads of States across East Africa agreed on a number of conditions concerning the handling of the Covid-19 outbreak in the community, including the development of a harmonised system for certification and sharing of Covid-19 test results.
