Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | ” I am the bread earner. I am everything in my family. I am dead.”  Those were the first words Patient Zero said after Ministry of Health officials told him that tests had confirmed he was positive for COVID-19. The Director of Entebbe Hospital …

DR HENRY MWEBESA: The patients we discharged were on hydroxychloroquine and erythromycin. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prime Miniser Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has today discharged three patients who were positive for COVID-19. The three, handed certificates indicating good health, were one of 53 of Uganda’s confirmed cases of corona-virus …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Edward Ddumba, the Medical Director of St Francis Nsambya Hospital has died. Cause of death which occurred early Saturday, has not yet been revealed. In 2018, he was diagnosed with Hepatocellular Carcinoma which is cancer that affects the liver and was successfully operated …

San Francisco, United States | AFP | Google and Apple unveiled a joint initiative Friday to develop a coronavirus smartphone “contact tracing” tool that could potentially alert people when they have crossed paths with an infected person. The move brings together the largest mobile operating systems in an effort to …

  Washington, United States | AFP | With an aircraft carrier forced into port and staff at bases handling nuclear missiles hit by COVID-19, the US military wants rivals to understand: don’t test us, we have not been weakened. Statement after statement from the Pentagon has sought to deliver that …

Rome, Italy | AFP | The global coronavirus death toll topped 100,000 Friday as Easter celebrations around the world kicked off in near-empty churches with billions of people stuck indoors to halt the pandemic’s deadly march. The grim milestone came as the World Health Organization issued a dire warning that …

COMMENT | Martin A. Nsubuga | During this lockdown period, my colleagues sent me this interesting message: “the current lockdown might be what retirement will be – no cash, no friends, lots of free time, anxiety and the villagers treating you like a suspect.” While this situation may be unlikely …

San Francisco, United States | AFP |  Uber said Thursday it planned to give out “tens of millions” of masks to drivers worldwide as part of its efforts to boost safety amid the coronavirus pandemic. The global ridesharing giant said it shipped its first order of masks to drivers in …

Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Paul Kagame has fired his foreign affairs state minister Ambassador Olivier Nduhungirehe. A statement from the office of the Rwanda Prime Minister said Nduhungirehe was fired “for consistently acting based on personal opinions over government policies, while serving as Minister of State in …

Uganda COVID-19 history 🔸 April 8 – 1 new cases – TOTAL 53 🔹 April 7 – 0 new cases – TOTAL 52 🔹 April 6 – 0 new cases – TOTAL 52 🔹 April 5 – 4 new cases – TOTAL 52 🔸 April 4 – 0 new cases …