Matooke Republic
Thursday, July 3, 2025
  • Home
  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Gossip
  • Features
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Health
  • Photos
  • Relationships
Matooke Republic
  • Home
  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Gossip
  • Features
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Health
  • Photos
  • Relationships
No Result
View All Result
Matooke Republic
No Result
View All Result

COVID-19: Entebbe Referral Hospital closed to inpatients after hitting capacity

Matooke Republic by Matooke Republic
June 8, 2021
in Health
Reading Time: 2 mins read
19
SHARES
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Uganda’s first and main COVID-19 treatment centre Entebbe Referral Hospital has closed to inpatients after receiving overwhelming numbers of COVID-19 patients in the recent weeks.

Last year during the first wave of COVID-19, the facility was closed as all its health workers were turned to treating COVID-19 patients. However, in March this year the hospital was fully reopened for the public after numbers of covid-19 patients decreased.

According to Dr Moses Muwanga, the Director of the facility, the hospital has about 200 beds and only 45 beds have been reserved for Covid-19 patients but the surge in numbers of covid-19 patients in the second wave has forced them to close the inpatients section.

RELATED POSTS

Aga Khan University launches direct entry nursing degree in Uganda

FDA approves drug that prevents HIV infection with two injections a year — but how much will it cost?

“To create space, we decided to close the inpatient services in order to handle referrals from all other hospitals. All other outpatient services like OPD, chronic care and screening for Covid-19 patients among others will continue,” Muwanga said.

Entebbe Referral Hospital serves about five districts that include; Wakiso, Mpigi and Mukono among other surrounding districts.  

“We will not be able to admit inpatients; the inpatients section has been closed. We have been turning off referrals due to limited space which we had initially reserved and was not enough to cater for all referrals,” he said.

The set to be affected group are the expectant mothers and children.

Related

Tags: COVID-19Entebbe Grade B Hospital
Share8Tweet5Send
Matooke Republic

Matooke Republic

Freshly peeled info from area code 256

Related Posts

First Lady Janet Museveni.

First Lady Janet Museveni recovers from COVID-19

by Matooke Republic
2 years ago

...

President Yoweri Museveni.

“I am a veteran graduate of the war against Corona,” Museveni narrates his 11-day fight against COVID-19

by Matooke Republic
2 years ago

...

President Yoweri Museveni.

I am not in ICU- Museveni

by Matooke Republic
2 years ago

...

President Yoweri Museveni and Erias Lukwago.

“It’s a strategic plan for a comeback,” Lukwago, Ssemujju raise questions over Museveni’s illness

by Matooke Republic
2 years ago

...

President Yoweri Museveni.

Museveni tests positive for COVID-19

by Matooke Republic
2 years ago

...

Next Post

COVID-19 burial team in Hoima charging over Shs500,000 to execute their duties

Parliament secures office space for legislators at Kingdom Kampala

RECOMMENDED

UPDF helicopter crashes near Mogadishu Airport, killing five people

July 2, 2025

NRM supporters sent to prison over street robbery during Museveni’s nomination event

July 2, 2025
  • 643 Followers
  • 23.9k Followers

MOST VIEWED

  • Here is how to use NIRA’s new online portal to register or renew your national ID

    3748 shares
    Share 1499 Tweet 937
  • Dj Karo finally wins over Cedric Babu’s heart, introduction underway

    179 shares
    Share 72 Tweet 45
  • Kampala University proprietor Prof Kateregga’s wife rejects DNA results indicating one of three children is not his, demands fresh test in the United States

    89 shares
    Share 36 Tweet 22
  • DNA test confirms late MP Ssegirinya was father to only 4 of 9 children presented after his death

    79 shares
    Share 32 Tweet 20
  • Cedric Babu Ndilima, son of Capt. Francis Babu, dies after battle with heart condition

    118 shares
    Share 47 Tweet 30
Matooke Republic

Uganda's only free Newspaper. Out every Thursday. Freshly peeled info. kiwatule, Kampala, Uganda.

  • Home
  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Gossip
  • Features
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Health
  • Photos

© Matooke Republic 2024

© Matooke Republic 2024

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.