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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | XINHUA |   Confirmed cases of COVID-19 kept rising in Asia-Pacific countries on Monday as Malaysia recorded the biggest daily jump of infections. Malaysia reported 1,240 new COVID-19 infections in the highest daily spike since the outbreak, bringing the national total to 27,805, the health ministry said …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  As a result of the changing findings into treatment of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ministry of Health is set to change their treatment protocols to match emerging evidence.  Dr. William Worodria who heads the National COVID-19 case management team told Uganda Radio Network – URN …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Ministry of Health-MOH has embarked on a survey to test people’s trust in government, risk perception and willingness to adhere to COVID-19 preventive measures. This comes in the wake of increased community infections and dwindling trust in interventions to stop COVID-19 transmissions. Dr. Arthur Kiconco, …

✳ DAY 1 – Stronger Together? Why and How the COVID-19 Pandemic Should Help Us Re-Imagine Subsidiarity and Solidarity for a Better World Oct 18 ✳ DAY 2 – Women and Power; Reshaping of Foreign Policy Oct 21 ✳ DAY 3 –  Geopolitics of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Oct 23 ✳ …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As several sectors continue to come up with several innovations and investments to get around the barriers created by covid-19, Uganda Muslim Supreme Council- UMSC has acquired a television channel to supplement its already existing radio station in bridging the widened gap between the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health has reduced the cost of a COVID-19 PCR test in government laboratories from 240,500 Shillings to 185,000 Shillings. In a letter on Friday to hospitals and district authorities, Dr Diana Atwiine, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health noted that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several places of worship have remained closed in parts of Teso nearly a month after the government allowed public prayers to partially resume. After close to seven months of inactivity as a measure to control the spread of coronavirus disease, places of worship were …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda is set to start production of possible preventive treatments for COVID-19 using plasma from recovered patients.  Antibodies from the plasma of recovered patients will be harvested and processed into either capsules or injections that can be given to patients that test positive for the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three district councillors and one district technical staff have tested positive for COVID-19 in Amuru district. This follows tests conducted on the district leaders and NRM cadres in the district ahead of President Yoweri Museveni’s visit today. The president was expected to officially launch …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medics are concerned that Covid-19 patients are not eager to get plasma treatment. According to medics, while many recovered patients are willing to give their plasma to help other patients who are in need, few COVID-19 admitted patients are willing to get the treatment. …