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“All travelers arriving or departing from Uganda are required to have a COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of travel with effect from 3 July 2021. Please note that the 72 hours begins on the day the sample is collected for testing,” Dr. Mwebesa said.
Authorities promoted because of the increasing number of covid patients. The testing time of 120 hours have been far from the time to travel because someone can contract the virus in between that time. It would be really hard to detect because they present negative results at the airport.
What the new guidelines state;
According to the new guidelines, departing and arriving travelers must request for a car sticker online. This is to ease movement within districts. Katushabe Winston, the Commissioner Transport Safety and Regulation at the Ministry of Works and Transport issued these guidelines.
Uganda is currently battling the second wave of Covid-19. Unlike the first wave, cases are fast rising this time round. This was the cause of 42 lockdown days and we have only moved 11 so far. The rate at which the virus has spread has overwhelmed the hospitals and most of them are full to capacity.
However, even with these, the government still allowed tourists to remain coming in to keep the economy growing. Whether this was wise or not, we shall know in a few months. Meanwhile everyone is just looking towards surviving covid at all costs.
Check Also;
- Essential Workers Without Electronic Travel Permits Are Banned
- Uganda National Drug Authority Has Licensed Covidex To Manage Viral Infections
- Ugandan Covid-19 Drug Making Progress – Museveni
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![[dropcap]A[/dropcap] section of women in Bugongo parish and Nawangaiza parish in Nawandala Sub County, Iganga District have decried the near-impossible terms set for them to access GROW funds. They have now petitioned their woman member of parliament for Iganga Hon. Kauma Sauda Alibaawo to ask the government for revised terms and conditions. This is to enable them to benefit from the program. The disgruntled women accuse the implementers of the program of charging the money. They are also asking for their land titles and land agreements. They said that such properties are governed by their husbands. These, therefore want the government through their woman MP to intervene and revise the requirements for one to benefit. The women were on Wednesday at Namabwere primary school in Nawandala Sub County. They had gathered in their respective groups to receive over 300 chickens from Hon Alibaawo in her campaign to improve the livelihood of women in Iganga district. Each group was given 50 chicken as start-up capital in their journey to prosperity. Read what some leaders said; Ms Naigambi Lydia from Nawandala Trading Centre says, “They solicited money from us through opening bank accounts and depositing Shs80,000. They also asked for land titles and land agreements from us yet we don’t have such things. I was informed that I needed to have a business with a capital of Shs4m yet my capital was very small.” The chairperson Kisoboka Saving Group in Nawandala Ms. Nakagolo Faith said they were not able to join the program. This is given the many conditions attached. She also asked their woman MP to raise their concerns to the relevant offices. The MP condemned the mode of implementation of the program. She cited that it has turned to benefit the well-off class of women other than the intended group. She further asked the government to intervene saying the current strings attached to the programme are very tight to accommodate a common woman. GROW project is a Government of Uganda initiative that arose out of the need to respond to the needs of women entrepreneurs. This is especially those who want to grow their businesses, sustain their self-employment and create more jobs. Check Also; Iganga District NRM Leaders Urge Museveni To Fulfill Election Promises Of 2021 International Women's Day: Celebrating Progress Towards Equality](https://i0.wp.com/newslexpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Iganga-women-decry-tough-terms-to-access-GROW-funds-e1731738339732.jpg?resize=300%2C160&ssl=1)
