Ssengooba said the offices that were closed on Friday, will remain closed for four days and is optimistic that this is will provide enough time for fumigation. He added that offices will be re-opened on Tuesday to resume normal business.
Kanungu District headquarters have been temporarily closed after a
staff tested positive for covid-19.
Hajji Shafiq Ssekandi Ssengooba, the Resident District Commissioner
Kanungu said the closure is for the safety of everyone but also to ensure that the
premises are properly disinfected.
Ssengooba said the offices that were closed on Friday, will remain
closed for four days and is optimistic that this is will provide enough time
for fumigation. He added that offices will be re-opened on Tuesday to resume
normal business.
He adds that staff has already been enrolled onto the home-based treatment
as recommended by the Ministry of Health since the Kabale Covid-19 treatment
center is filled up.
Ssengooba says that all district staff have been encouraged to go
for testing.
Kanungu District Health Officer Dr Stephen Ssebudde said they have
already identified several contacts who have since been told to go into
self-isolation.
As a contingency measure, Ssebudde
says that they are liaising with officials at the Kabale treatment center once
the staff presents with serious signs.
Kanungu has recorded 19 covid-19 cases and two deaths.
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