By Spy Uganda
President Museveni in yesterday’s address instructed people in rural villages not to go to the capital Kampala to avoid catching new variants of COVID-19 that have invaded the country in a new wave.
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He said: “I have come to sound a warning that we are entering a dangerous phase. There are fewer COVID-19 (infections) in rural areas. It is now rampant in the city because people there neglect guidelines meant to fight it. People in villages should not go to Kampala.’’
The new variants of COVID-19 include those from South Africa, India, UK, and Nigeria, noted Museveni, saying they are more dangerous and mostly affect young people. He said unlike in the past where mostly old people were infected, this time children and young people are hit the most.
“We are heading to situations like in the US, Italy, and India where high numbers of people have died from COVID-19,” he said.
He also shared the latest figures on the pandemic, with 46,623 people so far infected, 43,401 treated, and 362 died.
The coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 220 countries and territories. Since 31 December 2019 and as of today, 167 547 945 cases of COVID-19 have been reported, including 3 467 722 deaths.
Cases have been reported from:
Africa: 4 761 461 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are South Africa (1 635 465), Morocco (517 023), Tunisia (336 414), Ethiopia (269 194) and Egypt (253 835).
Asia: 43 151 395 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are India (26 752 447), Iran (2 823 887), Indonesia (1 775 220), Philippines (1 179 812) and Iraq (1 167 940).
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America: 66 701 445 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are United States (33 117 765), Brazil (16 047 439), Argentina (3 562 072), Colombia (3 249 433) and Mexico (2 397 307).
Europe: 52 857 496 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are France (5 603 666), Turkey (5 186 487), Russia (5 001 505), United Kingdom (4 462 538) and Italy (4 192 183).
Oceania: 75 443 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are Australia (30 011), French Polynesia (18 844), Papua New Guinea (15 133), Guam (8 136) and New Zealand (2 311).
Other: 705 cases have been reported from an international conveyance in Japan.
Deaths have been reported from:
Africa: 128 308 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are South Africa (55 802), Egypt (14 721), Tunisia (12 273), Morocco (9 122) and Ethiopia (4 076).
Asia: 587 307 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are India (303 720), Iran (78 381), Indonesia (48 093), Pakistan (20 308) and Philippines (19 951).
America: 1 627 623 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are United States (589 893), Brazil (448 208), Mexico (221 695), Colombia (85 207) and Argentina (74 480).
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Europe: 1 123 095 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are United Kingdom (127 721), Italy (125 225), Russia (118 482), France (108 625) and Germany (87 423).
Oceania: 1 383 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are Australia (910), Papua New Guinea (154), French Polynesia (141), Guam (139) and New Zealand (26).
Other: 6 deaths have been reported from an international conveyance in Japan.
