Covid-19: Namutumba District closes offices after seven staff test positive

Covid-19: Namutumba District closes offices after seven staff test positive
Friday December 18 2020
An ambulance carrying the remains of the late Namutumba District chairperson, Hajji Saleh Kumbuga, arrives for the deceased's burial at his ancestral home in Bukaba Village, Namutumba District on Thursday . PHOTO | RONALD SEEBE
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Authorities in Namutumba District have closed all public offices after seven of its staff tested positive for Covid-19.
The District Health Officer, Dr James Kirya, on Thursday said the closure, that takes immediate effect, will last for a week.
Dr Kirya broke the news at the burial of the district chairperson, Hajji Saleh Kumbuga, in Bukaba Village, North Ward, Namutumba Town Council.

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