Epidemics Tracker

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six major markets in Arua district have been closed for flouting the Covid-19 standard operating procedures. Three of the markets were closed on Monday while others on Tuesday. The affected markets include Arivu in Arivu sub county, Ajia in Ajia sub county, Nyio, and Ejupala …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It is three days ever since police raided Golf Course hotel along Yusuf Lule road and arrested several members of Uganda Golf Course-UGC on allegations of acting in a manner likely to spread a dangerous disease by flouting the President’s directives and Ministry of Health …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara University of Science and Technology says it was unfortunate Covidex, a herbal treatment for Covid-19 was leaked before going through all necessary medical procedures. The Vice Chancellor Prof Celestine Obua says they were taken by surprise when the drug was seen being marketed on …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tororo town has remained nearly empty following the COVID-19 surge in the district. On a normal working day, the busy streets of Tororo town which host thousands of people doing several economic activities, now only have a handful of scattered people hardly doing any business. …

The World Bank (WB) and the African Union (AU)’s COVID-19 Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) on Monday announced a decision to work together to deploy vaccines for 400 million Africans. This came after the president of the World Bank, David Malpass, met with the AVATT to discuss ways to …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kasese District Health Officer-DHO, Dr. Yusuf Baseka is asking government and health partners to support the district establish an oxygen plant as Covid-19 cases increase. He also wants government to support local health facilities with oxygen concentrators and equipment to establish isolation centres. Kasese …

Washington, US | XINHUA |  Experts are concerned that the Delta variant is on track to become the dominant strain of coronavirus in the United States. The Delta variant, known by the scientific name B.1.617.2, has spread from where it was first discovered in India to over 60 countries, according …

Bunyangabu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A boda boda rider has been shot dead in Bunyangabu district for reportedly defying the inter-district travel ban announced recently as one of the measures to contain surging cases of COVID-19. The deceased has been identified as John Kugonza Rwahumura, aged 28 years and a …

Benefits and dangers of steam inhalation therapy | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda battles a brutal second wave of the acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the agent that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), there is still no effective antiviral treatment for the infection. Instead, non-pharmaceutical preventive interventions remain …

Brussels, Belgium | XINHUA |  The European Union (EU) digital COVID certificate (EUDCC) was officially signed on Monday in Brussels, Belgium, after the three EU institutions worked hand in hand for the health pass to be ready on time for the summer holidays. President of the European Parliament David Sassoli, …