Covid-19 Situation Runs Out Of Hand As Govt Closes Masaka Regional Referral Hospital For Inpatients Over Escalating Covid-19 Cases

By Echonewsug

Masaka: Government has with immediate effect closed down Masaka Regional Referral Hospital for inpatients over surging cases of Covid-19 pandemic.

As of today, Uganda has 58515 confirmed cases of Covid-19, including 403 deaths.

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According to a statement released by the Hospital management, the health facility will only receive referrals and critically ill patients.

“In the view of the current Covid-19 pandemic, Hospital management has decided to close Surgical Out Patient Department (OPD), diabetic and hypertension clinic, Paediatric OPD, Dental clinic and Eye clinic,” the hospital said in a statement.

Globally, there 174,061,995 confirmed cases of Covid-19, including 3,758,560 deaths, reported to World Health Organisation (WHO). As of 10 June 2021, a total of 2,156,384,616 vaccine doses have been administered.