Dfcu Bank has temporarily closed their Lugogo Branch after five of their staff members tested positive for Covid-19.
The bank released a statement yesterday, saying it opted to close its branch to mitigate the risk of further infections.
“As a precautionary measure, the Branch has been temporarily closed to mitigate the risk of further infection to other staff, customers and the public, and will reopen after undergoing thorough decontamination and cleaning in line with the Ministry of Health Standard Operating Procedures,” the bank’s statement read.
“The affected staff have been accorded the requisite medical and psychosocial support,” the bank said.
“All exposed colleagues in the branch are undergoing tests and will be required to self-isolate for a period of 14 days,” the statement further reads.
dfcu says tracking of all possible contacts is underway and the bank is working with the Ministry of Health to facilitate the process of having the requisite tests carried out.
To date, Uganda has 2,524 cumulative confirmed cases, 1,268 recoveries and 26 deaths.
