By Frank Kamuntu
Kampala: The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party Secretary General Justine Kasule Lumumba has tested positive for COVID-19 pandemic after seven days of self-isolation something that has left her contacts at the secretariate in a total panic.
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This has been disclosed by the party national treasurer Rose Namayanja-Nsereko at the party’s 15th press briefing since the presidential campaigns kicked off in November this year.
“Our party Secretary-General has tested positive for COVID-19 Pandemic and but she is stable with no serious symptoms. The party business, however, will go on uninterrupted despite her physical absence from office,” Namayanja said.
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She added, “I, therefore, appeal to politicians across the divide to carry out periodic tests on COVID-19 and open up if found positive to save there would be contacts from being victimised by their silence.”
Results of COVID-19 tests done on 5 December 2020 confirm 311 new cases. The cumulative confirmed cases are now 22,499. #STAYSAFEUG pic.twitter.com/mEdzuxZJDU
— Ministry of Health- Uganda (@MinofHealthUG) December 6, 2020
As per yesterday, the Ministry of Health had registered 311 new cases from results of COVID-19 tested on 5 December 2020, bringing the cumulative confirmed cases to 22,499.
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