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This epidemiological bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at district, national, and global levels on disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and responding to public health events in the country on a weekly basis. In this issue, we bring you the following among others  National and district weekly surveillance reporting  Suspected epidemic prone diseases.  Uganda updates on COVID-19  Regional reporting rates  Public health events in border countries. COVID-19 as 0f 30th May 2020  542 Cumulative cases of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the country  72 recoveries  A total of 96,825 specimens tested.  1272 contacts under follow up  1100 individuals under institutional quarantine.  6 health workers registered Cholera outbreak in Moroto and Nakapiripirit  268 cases with 2 deaths in Moroto District  3 confirmed cases in Nakapirit  20 cases- patents still on admission  244 case-patients discharged  Eleven parishes have reported cases  Loputuk parish has the highest number of case- patients (162)  Reactive Oral Cholera vaccine scheduled from 7th June Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) preparedness  Enhanced surveillance currently on going following the declaration of 11th outbreak in DRC

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