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A special Parliamentary sub committee set up to oversee the activities of the government task force on COVID-19 has called for provision of protective gears to all.
The sub committee chaired Michael Bukenya (Bukuya County) who also doubles as Chairperson Parliament's Health Committee on Friday visited government main health facilities to assess its preparedness in the fight against COVID-19.
After the visit, Bukenya told the media that medical staff at Naguru hospital do not have enough protective gear which puts their lives at risk.
"When we went to Naguru hospital, the preparedness to protect health workers is still lacking. They expect supplies from National Medical Stores this afternoon," said Bukenya.
Bukenya said that many people who travelled abroad have reported to Mulago for screening but they have not been attended to for days which he says increases the risk of transmission.
"The challenge is that Mulago which is the national screening center is that people have been coming for three days because they had travelled to UK, Dubai and they can't stay in their communities because people are chasing them. The people to attend to them arrived at midday, after the Parliament Committee had left," he said.
President Yoweri Museveni on Friday morning announced that Uganda has registered four more cases, bringing the total to 18.
