The Ministry of Health has banned the signing of condolence books at funerals, a practice that has been popularized by funeral service providers.
In a statement issued on Thursday, Dr. Henry Mwebesa, the Director-General of Health Services, says such books and pens have been deemed superspreaders by researchers since SARS – COV – 2, the virus that causes COVID-19 can last up to five days on such surfaces.
Uganda has so far registered 25,000 positive COVID-19 cases, 9500 of which, have since recovered, according to the Health Ministry.
