At least 69 people in Magamaga Army Barracks in Jinja District have been quarantined after a wife of a Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier tested positive for Covid-19.

Capt George Musinguzi, the UPDF spokesperson for Busoga Sub-region, yesterday said the people, including soldiers, their wives, families and friends, are under isolation and heavily guarded as they wait for Ministry of Health officials to come for their samples.

Capt Musinguzi added that despite the UPDF soldier testing negative, his sample had been taken for a second time "to rule out anything".

Capt Musinguzi said the district surveillance team received the woman's results late but she was successfully transferred to the Jinja hospital isolation unit for further management.

Last month, an officer at Masindi Police Station tested positive for coronavirus, leading to quarantining of the entire barracks of 104 personnel and their families.