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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi operators are feeling the pinch following the ban on public transport as part of the measure against the spread of the coronavirus. President Yoweri Museveni banned public transport for 14 days on March 26th, 2020 to regulate the movement of people. Unlike their …

Nakaseke, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Nakaseke district has received a boost of Shillings 98 million from Chinese firms in Kapeeka Town council to finance the activities of the Corona Virus Task Force. The money was handed over to Nakaseke district by General Salim Saleh, the Chairperson of the 16 Chinese …

  Kampala, Uganda | INDEPENDENT REPORTER | Pan-African lender, United Bank for Africa – Uganda has made a donation of Shs570million to the Uganda government as support towards the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. The donation was made to President, Yoweri Museveni, by the UBA Uganda Managing Director …

  Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | International Air Ambulance (IAA) Healthcare, a leading Health Membership Organisation in Uganda has announced that it will not cater for medical bills for any of its clients infected with coronavirus. This follows declaration of the disease as pandemic by the World Health Organisation. …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Government has proposed to allocate the security sector more money compared to the Health Sector as it seeks Shillings 284 billion in supplementary funding to deal with the Corona virus pandemic. Although the Finance Ministry is seeking Shillings 284 billion to mitigate the corona virus …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The International Medical Center-IMC has decided to stop night operations because of the curfew announced by president, Yoweri Museveni. In a message to its clients issued on Tuesday IMC said, “due to the COVID19 situation in the country  and the presidential directive, IMC  has decided …

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Hadija Mudondo, a resident of Kabwangasi sub county in Butebo district  gave birth to two bouncing babies along Mbale-Soroti Road in Mbale municipality on Tuesday afternoon. Mudondo and her little sister had walked on foot for over 15 kilometers from Butebo district to Mbale Regional …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has said the media is part of the emergence services that must be allowed to continue working, as the rest of the country is put under lockdown. Museveni was speaking Tuesday night to the nation to clarify some of the guidelines he …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masindi hospital has run out of key essential protective gears for management of COVID-19. Some of the protective gears which are out of stock include masks, infrared thermometers, and gumboots among others. Dr Felix Twinomugisha, the Masindi Hospital Medical superintendent says currently they are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The “People’s government” has halted its Emergency Care Programme that was launched on Monday citing the ban on the movement of private vehicles. On Monday, the opposition group launched the Emergency Care Programme with the aim of linking expectant mothers, Persons with Disabilities, sick …