Epidemics Tracker

Berlin, Germany | AFP |  Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies says it would be a “disaster” if the coronavirus reaches one of the world’s many refugee camps — like the one he was born in. The 19-year-old started life in a refugee camp in Ghana after his parents fled the civil war …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Ongoing lockdowns and major disruptions to health services during the COVID-19 pandemic could result in seven million unintended pregnancies in the coming months, according to data released by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA).   UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem says that the pandemic is deepening …

New York, United States | AFP |  For the first time Tuesday, hundreds of New Yorkers were able to get tested for COVID-19 without having serious symptoms or underlying health issues — hopeful they had already contracted and beaten the potentially deadly disease. Dozens of people wearing masks — many young …

Washington, United States | AFP | The US Department of Homeland Security revealed to AFP on Tuesday new technical details regarding its highly anticipated study into how ultraviolet radiation destroys the new coronavirus, saying that its experiment had accurately mimicked natural sunlight. A summary of the research was presented last week …

New York, United States | AFP |  As it reports first quarter earnings Wednesday, Boeing faces many questions over how it will navigate the coronavirus crisis and its devastating impact on global aviation. The largest exporter of manufactured goods in the United States, Boeing is expected by Wall Street analysts to …

Los Angeles, United States | AFP |  Movie moguls, directors and lawyers are searching for radical solutions to reopen Hollywood as soundstages gather dust and studio profits slide weeks after cameras stopped rolling due to coronavirus. The film industry has been on lockdown in California since mid-March following strict stay-at-home orders, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Two trucks imported from Germany to act as mobile Covid19 testing laboratories can’t be deployed due to lack of vital equipment, URN has learnt. The Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng announced the arrival of the trucks during a televised COVID-19 national update. The trucks …

Washington, United States | AFP |  The United States on Tuesday recorded its one-millionth coronavirus case as countries including Spain, Russia and Nigeria took tentative steps back towards normal life by preparing to reopen some businesses. Excitement over partial easing of the lockdowns affecting more than half of humanity has been tempered …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said movement of cargo inside the country and from neigbouring countries is crucial for the running of esential services needed int he fight to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. He said therefore, it would be ‘suicidal’ for government to consider …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | President Yoweri Museveni will donate close to half his monthly salary to the COVID-19 national task-force. Reacting to a caller urging public servants to contribute to raising funds for the Coronavirus task-force, Museveni said he would donate about sh1.4million of his salary, …