Coronavirus in Uganda – Reschedule your Trip to Save Tourism
Coronavirus in Uganda – Reschedule your Trip to Save Tourism.
Coronavirus in Uganda – Reschedule your Trip to Save Tourism as the government has since banned all public gatherings, as well as closed schools and institutions of learning, bars, nightclubs and also, travel in and out of the East African country to stem the Coronavirus spread, which would challenge the healthcare system.
Only an emergency landing by a plane will be allowed in Uganda now, President Museveni had announced on Saturday.
Due to the Coronavirus, the conservationist warns about the risk of vulnerable species, the African endangered mountain gorillas. Hence, Uganda is barring visitors until June 1st as per the advice of scientific experts, who said there is are risk of complications arising from COVID-19 for primates, including mountain gorillas. It is also said that Mountain gorillas are prone to respiratory illness that afflicts humans.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – The Novel Coronavirus is a family group of viruses that cause severe health conditions, which range from the common cold to the deadly disorder of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome [MERS-Cov19] and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome [SARS-Cov19]. Coronavirus is not transmitted through any animals. However, the deadly coronavirus is transmitted through human beings alone. It is spread through the negligence of human beings, like not being hygienic, touching a contaminated surface which has the virus and touching their eyes, nose and mouth.
The main symptoms of Coronavirus are: cold, fever, cough, shortness of breath, muscle ache and diarrhoea.
Tourism updates in Uganda due to COVID-19:
Due to the outbreak of the Novel coronavirus in Uganda, the management of Uganda Wildlife Authority has gone through the current situation and come up with certain measures that will serve to protect Uganda’s wildlife, heritage, staff and visitors.
The Primate Tourism and Research Centre, which is the main attraction of Uganda, Filming of primates in Uganda, and the wildlife protected areas in Uganda are all suspended until April 30, 2020, effective from March 25, 2020.
The primate trackers who are responsible for looking after the primates will be provided with Personal Protective equipment [PPE] to avoid any kind of possible infection passing to the primates.
Any kind of commercial vehicles and bicycles are prohibited in protected areas as per the safety precautions.
A team of the internal COVID-19 task force has been formed to work closely with the National Task Force to update and guide management on day-to-day development regarding the pandemic. They are also said to check the coronavirus implications for wildlife conservation and tourism in a protected area.
What are the options if we have booked the tickets?
We do understand you have invested your hard-earned money in gorilla and chimpanzee trekking. We do not want to see you disappointed. Hence, we have relaxed the rescheduling of gorilla and chimpanzee trekking, and this offer is valid even for those who booked with 30% down payment.
By giving this offer, we are showing our gratitude towards saving tourism and also the primates, wildlife and nature in the conservation areas. This offer is for all the visitors. We request you to reschedule your booking rather than cancelling the trips which you have booked.
We want to assure you that all of our staff have been directed to be vigilant, wear masks, wash their hands thoroughly, use hand sanitisers or hand creams and maintain social distancing to avoid the deadly virus.
Finally, Touch by Gorilla trips:
We at Gorilla Trips would like to thank you in advance for rescheduling your trips and showing your gratitude towards the conservation of wildlife and nature, especially primates of Uganda.
Coronavirus in Uganda is not permanent; it will vanish soon. If you reschedule and visit Uganda next time, you can feel the voice of primates and wildlife singing for you: “You have been our hero human, you have been our hero human”. Hope that makes you feel proud!
