The Ministry of Health has sent teams, led by the permanent secretary Dr Diana Atwine, to different border points of entry, to assess the COVID-19 response activities and set up permanent port health facilities, according to posts on the ministry’s social media platforms.

The border points of entry visited include Busia, Malaba and Lwakhakha in Eastern Uganda, on the border with Kenya, where most of the truck drivers that have tested positive for COVID-19 have come from.

According to the Ministry, “Dr Atwine appreciated the health workers for doing a commendable job to keep the population safe from the deadly Coronavirus.”