Uganda dispels fears of Covid cases as normal flu
Ugandan health officials have allayed concerns that the wave of cough and flu that is sweeping the nation may be caused by a coronavirus.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
The development of a severe cough, the flu, or a fever was associated with an increase in cases of people becoming bedridden for days or losing their voices, according to local media.
Children have frequently not responded to medication, and some of them have required hospital admission and oxygen therapy, according to the Daily Monitor.
The outbreak was described as a "normal flu" by the Department of Infectious Disease Control.
According to Dr. Patrick Tusiime, the commissioner for communicable diseases prevention and control, "our surveillance system does not show any evidence of an increase in cases of Covid-19."
The general drop in incidence has led the World Health Organization (WHO) to proclaim that Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency.
However, the WHO issued a warning that many patients with severe Covid-19 are still being hospitalized to hospitals, and that countries should continue with their internal disease mitigation efforts.
