Four foreigners in Uganda have been put under quarantine suspected of being infected with COVID-19, with virus tests currently underway, the country’s Ministry of Health said here Monday.
   

Emmanuel Ainebyoona, spokesperson of the ministry, said in a statement that the four are being quarantined at Entebbe Hospital, about 40 km south of the capital city of Kampala.
   

Ainebyoona said the four were singled out upon arrival at Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport by surveillance teams after presenting flu and cough symptoms.
   

“Samples have been collected and are being tested at Uganda Virus Research Institute,” he said. “The Ministry of Health will inform the public accordingly.”
   

The ministry urged the public to remain calm and take preventive measures, adding that there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the east African country as of yet.
   

On Friday, the ministry said that tests from 10 people who had presented signs and symptoms similar to that of COVID-19 all returned negative. (Xinhua)