Uganda's health ministry has revised its protocol for discharging COVID-19 patients that will see asymptomatic patients leave hospitals without a retest.

Health Minister JANE RUTH ACENG said patients who have been in isolation for 10 days will be discharged without testing if they do not show symptoms.

This will reduce the number of days that patients wait to be discharged after the first test.

Previously patients could only be discharged after having two negative tests.