Uganda Strives to Keep COVID-19 Out of Refugee Population 

YUMBE, NORTHERN UGANDA - Uganda’s refugee population has reported no cases of COVID-19. In Bidibidi settlement, Yumbe district, the refugee leaders are working tirelessly to maintain the status quo.

In Bangatuti village, Bidibidi settlement, four refugee welfare council members meet to discuss their awareness message to the community.    When COVID-19 broke out in Uganda in March 2020, the Ugandan government quickly shut its door to new refugees, including those from South Sudan, to curb the spread of the disease caused by the coronavirus. According to the Johns Hopkins University, Uganda currently has more than 42,600 confirmed infections and 347 deaths.  Data Kenyi, a refugee welfare council member, says since then, the refugees have been closely monitored.