Uganda’s first 100 COVID-19 cases: Trends and lessons

Coronavirus disease -2019 (COVID-19) continues to hit-hard on many countries across the world. Uganda reported its first case of COVID-19 on the March 21, 2020 (Coronavirus Disease, 2020). A 36-year-old businessman from Kampala, Uganda’s capital, who had travelled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a healthy condition four days prior to his return. He presented with fever and flu-like symptoms at Entebbe International Airport (EIA) and his sample tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease, 2020).