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The Ministry of Health has released details of the 4 new cases of COVID-19 saying they are all travelers who came into Uganda from the U.S, Afghanistan, Dubai and the U.K.

Uganda’s total cases of Coronavirus stand at 18 with no death reported so far.

Dr Henry Mwebesa, the Director General of Health Services in the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Friday that the new cases include a 31-year-old male who arrived from Dubai on March 20. He presented with signs and symptoms of COVID-19.

The other is a 29-year-old male who arrived from United Kingdom via Netherlands and presented with signs and symptoms of nausea, cough and fever.

The third case is 48-year-old female who flew from the United States of America via Istanbul. She presented with cough and flu.

The other is a 55-year-old male who arrived in Uganda from Afghanistan on March 26. He too presented with symptoms of the virus. All the 4 persons are currently under quarantine.

“All the previously confirmed 14 cases are in stable clinical condition and feeding well at Entebbe Grade B, Mulago National Specialized Hospital and Adjumani General Hospital,” Dr Mwebesa said.

To date, a total of 1,184 people are under follow up, 811 of whom are under institutional quarantine while 373 are under self-quarantine. Some 1,517 high risk travelers have completed their 14 days of follow up and have been issued with certificates of completion of the mandatory quarantine.

The Ministry continues to appeal to the general public to remain calm and practice preventive measures such as washing hands with soap and water or use an alcohol rub at least three times a day, maintaining a social distance of at least 2 meters and to cover the nose and mouth with a mask if one has symptoms of cough and flue.