KAMPALA, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan security forces have arrested over 100 people, including foreigners, over violation of directives and guidelines for curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus, a police spokesperson said here Monday.
Fred Enanga said some of the arrestees violated the 14-day mandatory quarantine, some were found holding public gatherings which were already banned, while others sneaked into the country after the borders were closed.
At least nine Tanzanian businessmen dealing in sugar were intercepted by the police marine unit after they entered Uganda via Lake Victoria. They were escorted back to their country.
A group of 80 Ugandans who entered the country from Rwanda through Katuna border were held in the southwestern district of Kabale to undergo quarantine, according to police.
Besides, near a dozen foreigners were arrested for crossing into Uganda or trying to get inside neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo through Uganda, the statement said.
Uganda registered its first confirmed case of COVID-19 over the weekend and has since instituted stringent measures to prevent the spread of the disease.
