In a bid to fight against Coronavirus (Covid-19), the Ministry Of Health in partnership with World Health Organization has introduce a Covid-19 website for Ugandans where people can visit from their phones or computer and access all the updated information about Coronavirus in Uganda. This Covid-19 website is being hosted by NITA and it gives Ugandans all the details about tested individual, people who has tested positive and all the confirmed cases. The website can be accessed by visiting https://covid19.gou.go.ug/
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5 Ways to Prevent the spread of Covid-19
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a new virus. The disease causes respiratory illness (like the flu) with symptoms such as a cough, fever, and in more severe cases, difficulty breathing. You can protect yourself by washing your hands frequently, avoiding touching your face, and avoiding close contact (1 meter or 3 feet) with people who are unwell. HOW IT IS SPREADS? Coronavirus disease spreads primarily through contact with an infected person when they cough or sneeze. It also spreads when a person touches a surface or…
How to access World Health Organization’s Alert on COVID-19 via WhatsApp
WHO in partnership with WhatsApp and Facebook has launched a messaging service to keep people safe from coronavirus. This easy-to-use messaging service has the potential to reach 2 billion people and enables WHO to get information directly into the hands of the people that need it. From government leaders to health workers and family and friends, this messaging service will provide the latest news and information on coronavirus including details on symptoms and how people can protect themselves and others. It also provides the latest situation reports and numbers in…
GUIDELINES ON COVID-19 SELF QUARANTINE
What does self-quarantine mean? This is a transparent self -restriction of persons’ activities when they are not ill with COVID-19 for the purpose of protecting unexposed members of the communities from contracting the disease should any at risk traveller become sick. This is particularly important for persons who may have been in contact with a person who has symptoms of COVID-19 or is suffering from the disease or has travelled from one of the areas with high transmission of COVID-19. This means one will stay at his/her home, hotel room…