President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has announced fresh restrictions as part of measures to control the COVID-19 transmissions in the country in face of the second wave of the pandemic.
While addressing the nation yesterday, evening the president directed the closure of all educational institutions across the country for 42 days effective from today June 7, 2021 at 8; 00 AM.
He ordered that all school ongoing children should return to their effective homes in space of three days.
The president noted that there have been increased clusters of COVID-19 infections in schools of late.
On top of the ever-increasing cases, he observed that some schools were concealing cases fearing that their schools could be closed.
Currently, there are 948 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in over 43 schools and institutions of higher learning scattered in 22 districts across the country with the highest numbers of infections reported in Kampala, Oyam, Wakiso, and Masaka districts.
President says that if schools are reopened after that period, all teachers will be requested to undergo COVID-19 vaccination, and those who will have shunned the jab would not be allowed anywhere near the learner.
Uganda first announced the closure of schools to avoid the spread of COVID-19 in March 2020 sending 15 million children on unprecedented holidays.
