Ugandans stranded in America, Canada and the Caribbean shall be repatriated back to the country mid this month. She urged Ugandans and resident permit holders to register with the embassy prior to contacting the travel agent for booking and to observe the August 11 deadline for flight bookings. Phased returnWhen Uganda registered its first COVID-19 case on March 21, Government resolved to temporarily close the Entebbe International Airport as well as other inland borders to scale down on the number of infections coming into the country. This left a number of Ugandans stuck abroad, and whereas government deliberated on plans to evacuate Ugandans from some hard-hit countries, the process would be done in a phased manner. Quarantine centres fullDr Richard Mugahi, who heads the COVID-19 quarantine response at the health ministry said a total of 3,060 Ugandans and legal residents had been repatriated as of August 4.

Source: Ethiopian News August 05, 2020 17:01 UTC