Betty Akello, an enrolled midwife attached to the facility explains that the Health center cannot handle any maternity related cases currently, a reason they are referring them to Lira Regional Referral Hospital or Ogur HCIV.
Subsequently, the room ceilings from the general and maternity wards also followed, forcing mothers who were at the unit to sleep under their beds.
Five residents, who include Esther Ocepa, Lucy Olong, Milly Apio, and Emily Akii among others, issued a notice of intention to sue to accuse the municipal authorities of trespassing.
They accused Kasuku of poor administration, failure to supervise departments and owning stations equipment. She is also accused of turning the institution into a family business.
A total of 54 suspected COVID- 19 patients are admitted under institutional quarantine at Lira Nursing School. The authorities at the facility say that the facility cannot accommodate any more people, yet there is a possibility of having more suspected cases in need of quarantine.
The traffic police department of the region says that it has so far recorded 10 cases of fatal accidents, in which 11 lives were lost, 23 serious accidents, and 12 minor accidents during the entire period of the lockdown which started at the end of March.
The truck which was loaded with cement had a brake failure and knocked a tipper registration number UBG-149D, which was ahead of it before swerving off the road. In the process, four people who were found on the roadside sustained injuries, and several properties were destroyed.
Dr Nam, says that he is no longer proceeding with the matter in court after he was advised against the move by a section of clan leaders under Lango Cultural Foundation.
The letter followed a resolution by the municipal authority to have some traders from produce lane relocated to the said land located at the timber yard in Railways Division.
The municipal leaders had gone ahead to start grading the land ahead of the relocation process.
During her to the District, the Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng said that the designated area must be fenced to stop contact between community members and the truck drivers.
Joyce Moriku Kaducu, the Minister of State for Primary Health Care congratulated the recovered patients for adhering to their treatment guidelines and tasked them to become agents of change in the community where they are going.
Brigadier Michael Kabango, the Uganda People’s Defense Forces 5th Division Commander said that the continued congestion at Lira Produce Lane and the Bus Park contravenes with the social distancing guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health to curtail to spread of coronavirus.
Dr. Edmond Acheka, the Assistant Health officer in charge the quarantine center revealed that there are people who are under institutional quarantine but are not tested.
During the meeting, the Lira Resident District Commissioner and Task-force Chairperson, Milton Odongo expressed concern about the huge influx of South Sudanese nationals as one of the biggest challenges to their efforts to combat the spread of the virus.
During the meeting with the traders, the RDC Milton Odongo suspended the relocation plans by the municipality for three months, saying traders should be consulted before a decision is made.
Although Lira is already overwhelmed with patients just like the other Referral hospitals in the region, the officials says more patients will have to be brought in since sporadic cases are still being confirmed.
The first health worker to be infected in the whole Country got exposed early this week and has been taken to Entebbe General Hospital for proper management.
The deceased, identified as David Ogwang Ococ was shot by a police officer David Erima who had gone to execute his arrest at Tekulu village, Ojwina Division in Lira Municipality.
Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng told the Lira District COVID-19 Task Force that the low capacity among frontline workers, coupled with the laxity among members of Public is an indicator that the area was ill-prepared for the catastrophe, and that this is a cause for worry, if the situation is not well handled.
