COVID-19 in Uganda :

Ajari, Esther Ejiroghene; Kanyike, Andrew Marvin; Ojilong, Daniel; Abdulbasit, Ibrahim Olawale

dc.contributor.author	Ajari, Esther Ejiroghene
dc.contributor.author	Kanyike, Andrew Marvin
dc.contributor.author	Ojilong, Daniel
dc.contributor.author	Abdulbasit, Ibrahim Olawale
dc.date.accessioned	2022-05-20T05:31:57Z
dc.date.available	2022-05-20T05:31:57Z
dc.date.issued	2020-05
dc.identifier.citation	Ajari E. E. . . . [et al.]. (2020). COVID-19 in Uganda: Epidemiology and Response. European Journal of Medical and Educational Technologies 2020; 13(2): em2009. https://doi.org/10.30935/ejmets/8269.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2732-4109
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12283/1227
dc.description	Article	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Uganda has had a relatively large share of zoonotic disease outbreaks in the past and this has impacted its preparedness and response level in combatting the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. Compared to most countries in the East African Community, Africa and the world, Uganda seems to be effectively curtailing the spread of the virus and managing the disease despite its relatively weak healthcare system and economy. The first COVID-19 case was confirmed on March 21st, 2020 and as at May 6th, 2020, there has only been 100 cases confirmed from 47,620 tests carried out. Also, as at this date, there has been 55 recoveries and no reported death from the disease. These promising statistics prompts the development of this paper to detail the epidemiology of the disease in the country and discuss the response of the government and other stakeholders to the outbreak. Keywords: Coronavirus, Uganda, epidemiology	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	University of Virginia, Ahmadu Bello University, Busitema University.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Bastas	en_US
dc.subject	Coronavirus	en_US
dc.subject	Uganda	en_US
dc.subject	Epidemiology	en_US
dc.title	COVID-19 in Uganda :	en_US
dc.title.alternative	epidemiology and response.	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US