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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Families have now been allowed to bury their loved ones that succumb to COVID-19. The government had initially taken up the burial arrangements, to guarantee safe and dignified burials, commonly used when dealing with highly infectious diseases. Guidelines earlier  issued by the health ministry  …

  Mainz, Germany | THE INDEPENDENT | German company BioNtech and Pfizer from the US have announced success in phase three study of an experimental vaccine to prevent COVID-19 infections. “Today is a great day for science and humanity. The first set of results from our Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine …

Artists in residence given opportunity for self- discovery and sale art Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | A new artists- residency has opened its doors in Kampala. It is a product of Afriart gallery, running under the Silhouette Projects, an incubator platform of the gallery.  It is a unique venture …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mental health experts want counselling services to be availed to people testing for COVID-19. They argue that the services be availed as a means of preparing people for any outcome of the test to avoid anxiety. At some of the sample collection sites that …

Canberra, Australia | Xinhua | Australian researchers have found that beta-blockers with effectiveness for cancer could potentially be used to treat COVID-19. In a study published recently, researchers from the University of South Australia (UniSA) working with a team in Naples found evidence in animals that the beta-blocker Propranolol can …

  Dubai, UAE | Xinhua |  The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Tuesday received COVID-19 vaccine. Sheikh Mohammed said on Twitter that “while receiving the COVID-19 vaccine today, we wish everyone safety and great health, and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busia municipality leaders are demanding for the provision of more doses of cholera vaccine to ensure that the entire population is vaccinated against the disease. The government-provided 60,840 doses of the oral cholera vaccine for the first round of vaccination which ended on Wednesday …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Khat and Marijuana have been listed as the drug of choice for many adolescent boys and young men, according to findings of a study by Makerere University School of Public Health. Khat is a flowering plant which contains a stimulant believed to cause excitement, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   One member of the Kyambogo University Staff has tested positive for COVID-19, barely two weeks after the university opened its doors for final year students.  According to Reuben Twinomujuni, the University Senior Public Relations Officer, the patient is now receiving treatment at Mulago National …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Controversy has erupted in Arua district over COVID-19 results released by the District Health Officer Paul Bishop Drileba, following tests conducted in anticipation of the presidents visit last week.  President Museveni visited Arua as part of a five-day journey in which he unveiled major …