As per the new reports, Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is expected to declare that wearing a facemask in public is no longer mandatory.
In order to control the spread of Covid, Uganda has been wearing masks in public for about two or three years. Now, finally, people can go in public without wearing a mask.
According to the State House’s announcement on Wednesday, President Museveni will address the nation on health-related issues on Friday.
The president met with the COVID-19 task team earlier this week to get an update on the disease’s situation in the nation.
The declaration that facemasks are no longer required in public is one of the topics president Museveni will address to the country on Friday.
The government ordered the mandatory use of facemasks, especially in public areas, as one of the ways to help restrict the spread of the virus when the Covid pandemic began in 2019.
Consequently, the government passed a law regarding the compulsory wearing of masks.
The Health Minister, Dr. Ruth Aceng declared, “Every person shall at all times, while outside his or her place of residence wear a facial mask.”
Later when COVID-19 spread everywhere, President Museveni declared lockdowns. Along with that, he ordered, “we are going to make it mandatory for everybody who is not in his/her house to wear a cloth face mask covering all the time; the mouth and the nose.”
In addition, the president linked the wearing of face masks at all times, the reopening of public transportation, and the approval of events that involve multiple people.
However, as the number of Covid cases decreased and the number of people who had the virus vaccine increased, the government relaxed the demand for mandatory mask usage.
In many public places, proof of vaccination and Covid test results are no longer necessary. The health minister said that fully vaccinated people could go outdoors where there is no crowd without wearing a mask.
So after years, hopefully, Museveni is going to declare that the masks people wear to control the spread of Covid are no longer mandatory.
But after COVID-19, Uganda is now in a battle with the Ebola virus. According to the new reports from WHO, Uganda is expected to have vaccine trials soon. It is actually a relief for the people of Uganda because they have been fighting these viruses for years now.
The outbreak of the Ebola Virus was declared in Uganda on September 20, 2022. The spread of this virus has disrupted the school year and reaching in many places within Uganda.
According to the WHO Africa, Uganda is making progress in fighting the virus.
Fiona Braka said that “The outbreak has allowed us to advance on the vaccine front with significant progress over the past two months.”
“Manufacturers are working hard on the pre-filling and packaging of vaccine vials, according to the feedback we have from the manufacturers, we expect to have the vaccines in the country soon.”
The head of the emergency operation stated that “we have 200 field team members that have been trained, the ultra-cold chain equipment is in place, and the personnel protective equipment is in place.”
The head of the World Health Organization announced the beginning of the clinical trials for vaccines to fight the Sudan strain of Ebola discovered in Uganda in early October.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 56 people have already been stationed in the areas where contacts and reported cases have lived since the outbreak.
So far, there have been 141 cases of Ebola in Uganda and it is the fifth time that Uganda has battled with Ebola.
The common symptoms of Ebola are fever, diarrhea, and vomiting and it is spread through bodily fluids.
According to WHO, the outbreak ends when there are no new cases for about 42 days, which is double the incubation period.
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