Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu District Health Department is targeting to vaccinate 156,755 people in the second phase of the mass Covid-19 vaccination. The Ministry of Health launched the second phase of mass Covid-19 vaccination in Acholi sub-region a week ago from Gulu city. William Onyai, the Gulu District …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to release sh3.024 billion to facilitate research on the use of Ivermectin prophylaxis in the treatment of COVID-19 infection. Last year, the President tasked the Uganda People’s Defense Forces – UPDF …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority- UCAA says passenger numbers at Entebbe International Airport are increasing steadily due to the easing of global travel restrictions. According to Fred Bamwesigye, the Director General of UCAA, 110,547 passengers were recorded in January 2022. Of these, 62,677 were …
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Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | Temperature screening at public place entrances in Rwanda is no longer required, and is not considered as one of the ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health said Thursday. The directive came as infection rate continues to fall. “The ministry directs …
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Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kayunga has arrested three people for allegedly charging and administering expired COVID-19 vaccines to residents and pupils. The arrested include Anna Tumal, a nurse attached to Jonathan medical center in Kayunga, Rose Nakanyike, a teacher at Bright Light Primary School, Kisoga town …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has confirmed that the spike in cases of flu-like symptoms amongst learners in most schools is a result of an outbreak of the seasonal Influenza Type-A and Type-B, and not COVID-19. The Ministry of Health has recently tested one school …
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Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) sounded the alarm on Wednesday over a global spike in COVID-19 cases, despite reduced testing and several weeks of declining infections. WHO said cases are especially on the rise in parts of Asia, urging for vaccination coverage to be extended and …
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“Deltacron,” recombinant form of the Delta and Omicron variants has emerged Brasilia, Brazil | Xinhua | Brazil has confirmed two cases of infection with the new Deltacron variant of the coronavirus, which combines genetic characteristics of the Delta and Omicron variants, Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Tuesday. The World Health Organization …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lack of funds allocated to data entry during the COVID-19 vaccination exercise has led to delays in the processing of certificates. According to the Ministry of Health guidelines on vaccination certificates, all vaccinated persons are supposed to generate a vaccination certificate online, 14 days …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health had set to have vaccinated 22million people against COVID-19 by end of March, but now two weeks to that deadline, officials admit it is unachievable. Dr. Daniel Kyabayinze, the COVID-19 incident commander in the ministry revealed to URN that they have …
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