Task force calls for strict adherence to COVID-19 SOPs

Nov 25, 2020

The Kampala Industrial and Business Park COVID-19 task force has cautioned residents and operators in the area to continue observing standard operating procedures (SOPs) in the fight against COVID-19.

This comes after a reported increase in COVID-19 cases registered in Mukono district, with many originating from Kampala Industrial and Business Park in Namanve.

The increasing infections within the area have been traced to factories, business premises, residential areas and marketplaces frequented by the employees of firms within the park.

Due to the alarming numbers and risk posed by business activity in the area, a COVID-19 task force was set up in October. It constitutes representatives of the different factories, businesses within the park and government offices. The task force will serve as a platform for residents and operators within the park to implement SOPs aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19.

Simon Kaheru, the communication and public affairs director of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa and the chairperson of the Kampala Industrial and Business Park COVID-19 Task Force, said the infections within Mukono raise serious concerns as more than 200 COVID-19 cases have been registered in the district and so far, one death has been attributed to the disease.

More worryingly, each case could easily be linked to 25 contacts, meaning that 5,000 people could be potential cases if certain measures were not followed strictly.

"The presence of a testing centre within the park provides a major advantage for residents and operators because it shortens the time suspected cases within the park can be identified and isolated for treatment - a key step in saving lives and limiting the spread of the infection.

"Ensuring that your employees and other residents of the park make use of the Liberty ICD Testing Centre also limits the spread of infection through travel to testing centres in Kampala," Kaheru said.

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