Makerere University students have expressed concern over the surging number of Covid-19 cases in the university campus.
The students’ leadership body, led by the Guild President Shamim Nambassa visited the Makerere University hospital where they discovered that the situation was getting out of hand.
Following the hospital visit, Nambassa noted in a letter dated December 29th, 2021 that at least 4 out of every 10 students have tested positive for Covid-19.
Nambassa also noted in her letter, that the Makerere University Hospital has also run out of test kits, which limits the ability to effectively test students.
The development comes at a time when the students are preparing for their end of semester examinations in January next week and the student body is concerned with how they will be carried out in such an environment, without putting other students at risk.
Nambassa tasked Prof. Umar Kakumba, who is the Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Academic Affairs to come out and intervene over the shortage of testing materials at the university hospital.
The student leadership wants mass testing for Covid-19 to be free for all students, urging that the fee is already covered in the functional fees that the students pay.
Nambassa also demanded that the administration pronounce itself on how the surge will be handled during examinations.
