According to Williams Komakech, the Lamwo Resident District Commissioner, the ban on market day was lifted after the district met the World Health Organization's (WHO) standards for declaring a cholera-free zone. The WHO requires two consecutive incubation periods (10 days) without any new registered cases.
According to a report from Dr. Denis Omoya Ocula, the Lamwo District Health Officer, the distribution of water purifiers is a crucial step in preventing the spread of cholera.
According to Dr. Denis Ocula Omoya, the Lamwo District Health Officer, the outbreak is currently confined to five parishes in Agoro Sub-county. Dr. Ocula revealed that out of the 30 confirmed cases, 27 patients are currently admitted at Agoro Health Center III, while two have been discharged.
At least 20 cattle were looted from livestock farmers in Kiwiri village in Okol Parish Madi-Opei Sub-county, while another 200 goats were looted from Agoro Sub-county, according to reports from local leaders.
Charles Labalpiny, the in-charge of Agoro Health Center III on Wednesday said that the children were admitted in isolation unit at the facility last week with symptoms and signs of measles. He says their blood samples were taken on Friday last week to Uganda Virus Research Institute [UVRI] which turned positive.
The Aswa River Region Police Spokesperson, Jimmy Patrick Okema told URN in an interview the deceased surfaced at their home drunk on Tuesday and started fighting his family members.
The leaders say the road has not been maintained since the year begun and has become impassable for vehicles due to heavy rains currently being experienced in the district.
