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COVID-19: Ugandan premier goes into self-Isolation
PM Ruhakana Rugunda is also head of Uganda’s COVID-19 national task force
Felix Tih |
05.06.2020 - Update : 05.06.2020
ANKARA
Uganda's prime minster on Friday said he went into a self-isolation after some of his contacts tested positive for COVID-19.
"I have gone into self isolation after some of my contacts tested positive for COVID-19," Ruhakana Rugunda said in a tweet.
"My own test result is negative, however, I have taken this decision as a health recommended measure," he added.
Rugunda is also the head of Uganda’s COVID-19 national task force.
Uganda has so far confirmed 557 coronavirus cases, with no death and 82 recoveries, according to the US-based John Hopkins University.
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