Relief As Health Ministry Clarifies On Dead Body Secretly Flown Into Uganda

Ministry Of Health Statement

Dr. Mwebesa said the six A-Plus staff and 2 relatives who received the body before the intervention of the ministry were put under a 14-day Institutional Quarantine in Kayunga.

On Sunday President Museveni warned that no one is allowed to bring dead bodies with in the country, more so when they have died of Covid-19 related cases

“Let no one bring any bodies of people that have died of Covid-19 to Uganda. Whoever dies of Covid-19 outside Uganda should be buried there, you can also choose to cremate them, but let no one bring the bodies here. Likewise, Ugandans who die as a result of coronavirus will be buried by the state with proper health precautions and procedure,” he said.