Lira—19 October 2020: According to Lira City based top radio station, 97.7 Unity FM, top government officials including men of God at Lira Diocese (Cathedral) have tested positive for novel coronavirus (Covid-19).
Labelled breaking news, “many priests and some seminarians at lira Cathedral in Lira Diocese; as well as top officers in the office of the RDC Lira test positive for Covid-19, in the latest scare of pandemic,” 97.7Unity FM, using the hashtag, #UnityFM latest updates, reported.
It adds: “This follows tests on samples extracted Friday and Saturday last week from the occupants of the two offices, who would host President Yoweri Museveni in Lira this week.”
In a phone interview on Monday morning, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, the Health Minister told TND News and GLCSMS top executive that indeed, the president will be in Lira City (Lango) on Wednesday 21 October 2020 to commission Lira Catholic Cathedral.
The Holy Church underwent extensive renovation, and the President donated millions of shillings to the facelift.
The Minister was thanking Milton Emmy Akwam, the GLCSMS CEO, for inviting him to speak at the 3rd Annual Media Conference taking place on 23 October 2020 in Lira City.
According to the Minister, she is unable to attend the Friday media conference due to a high-profile meeting on Thursday and Friday, but said she has delegated Dr Henry Mwebesa, Director General of Health Services to represent her.
The 3rd edition of the annual conference will run under the theme: “Roles of Media during Elections and Pandemic”.
Covid-19 cases
Announcing the Sunday results on Monday, the Ministry of Health confirmed 101 new cases. Out of the new cases, 100 were contacts and alerts: 43 from Kampala, 38 from Lira, 6 from Rubanda, 3 from Kiryandongo, 3 from Kisoro, 2 from Iganga, 2 from Jinja, 2 from Namayingo and 1 from Mukono.
One was a truck driver from Mirama Hills.
To date, 10,691 cumulative cases of Ugandans have tested positive for Covid-19 and 97 deaths reported since March this year.
According to the Ministry’s data, 6,992 cumulative recoveries have been recorded to date with a total of 523,399 samples tested to date.
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