Uganda is now open to the world, says Museveni

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Uganda on Tuesday opened to the world following months of closure due to Covid-19 pandemic.

President Yoweri Museveni announced that: "Uganda is now open to the world, provided the Standard Operating Procedures(SOPs) are strictly adhered to."

Using his social media Twitter handle, Museveni said tourists/travellers should have tested negative 72 hours before arrival.

Entebbe International Airport resumed commercial passenger flights on October 1, 2020, ending at least five months of lockdown occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) in A September 8 letter to airlines' executives said 13 flights, to and from the airport were cleared for the first day, while 10 flights were confirmed for the second day.