Uganda President Says Country Is Now Open To World After COVID-19 Restrictions Removed

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Tuesday that the country is now open to the world and urged tourists to visit the East African country following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions.

Museveni said in a tweet that tourists can visit the country after the reopening of Entebbe International Airport and the country’s national borders after seven months of government shutdown in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Uganda is now open to the world, as long as SOPs (standard operating procedures) are strictly adhered to,” Museveni said.

“Tourists / travelers should have tested negative 72 hours before arriving in Uganda,” he said.

Uganda resumed scheduled commercial passenger flights on October 1 after the government suspended operations when the pandemic broke out in the country in March.

The Uganda Wildlife Authority, a state-owned conservation agency, announced last month the full reopening of all its national parks as the country continues to ease closure restrictions.

The agency said all tourists and visitors to Savannah and primate parks will be required to undergo mandatory temperature checks at the various entrances, wear face masks, observe social distancing and mandatory hand washing for all visitors.