By taking the precautionary measures provided by the WHO and Uganda MoH including;

• Regularly and thoroughly wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
• Maintain good respiratory hygiene by covering your mouth and nose while coughing and sneezing with a disposable tissue or into your flexed elbow.
• Maintain a safe social distance of at least 1 meter between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing.
• Avoid handshaking, hugging and kissing with people who have flu like symptoms.
• Avoid close contact with anyone who has fever and cough.
• Persons with a cough or sneezing should stay home or keep a social distance and avoid mixing with others in a crowd.
• Avoid touching your face (eyes, nose and mouth) to prevent transmission.
• Regular disinfection of all working surfaces (e.g. workstations, tables in meeting rooms) with disinfectant/diluted bleach.
• Avoid all public gatherings, meetings and events including places of worship, social gatherings (weddings and funerals), crowded places e.g. shopping malls and entertainment premises.
• Limitation of visitors to hospitalized patients in both public and private hospitals.
• Avoid all non-essential travel, including local travel. Minimize congestion in public transport wherever possible.
• If you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical care early and share travel history with your health care provider.
• Stay at home if you feel unwell with symptoms like fever, cough and difficulty in breathing for 14 days, which corresponds to the incubation period of Corona virus.