Uganda imposes Sh4,000 mandatory Covid test for air travellers
Newly acquired Uganda Airlines Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft stand on the runway at Entebbe Airport on the outskirts of Kampala on April 23, 2019. - The first two planes purchased in a bid to relaunch Uganda Airlines have been delivered, nearly two decades after the East African country's national carrier collapsed. The two Bombardier CRJ900 jet airliners, which can carry up to 90 people, landed at the Entebbe airport outside the capital Kampala during a ceremony attended by President Yoweri Museveni. (Photo by Nicholas BAMULANZEKI / AFP) (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS BAMULANZEKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Passengers travelling to Uganda will now have to pay Sh4,000 for a mandatory Covid-19 test as the landlocked neighbour tightens containment measures to curb a possible third wave.
Uganda’s authorities say a Notice to Airmen (Notam) communicating the details of the mandatory testing requirements to all airlines is to be immediately processed and issued…
