DRC refugees coming to Uganda must first be screened to make sure they are safe from COVID19

Thousands of people stranded in areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)  arrived in Uganda on Wednesday, July 1st.
These refugees from the DRC can now be safe in their new host land. They were stranded at the border since the end of May due to corona virus that ended in locking the border.
" We are not tired, we don't have much land, our country is small, but we receive them, out of sympathy. I hope that the international community will also be compassionate and help these people. It's not our problems, it's the world's problems, international problems ", said Hilary Onek, Minister in charge of Rescue, Disaster Preparation and Refugees in Uganda.
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said it was working with the Government of Uganda and its partners to ensure that humanitarian aid, including food and shelter, is made available to these refugees.
The agency also reported that it was working with border security forces and the Ministry of Health to ensure screening, testing and measures against the-19.
" We ensure, of course, accommodation, screening for them. As you know, this is a very special emergency. This is the first time people have gone via the border in the middle of a Covid situation. You need intelligence to set everything up, security check, Ebola and Ebola control ", says Philippy Creppy, Operations Assistant Operations Operations, UNHCR.
After first screening, asylum-seekers will be transported by UNHCR to an institutional quarantine centre located 13 kilometres from the border.
After 14 days, in accordance with health protocols and protocols, they will be moved to existing refugee facilities.