Washington, USA | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump, who rarely wears a mask, said early Friday morning that he and his wife, Melania, have tested positive for COVID-19, after a close aide had contracted the virus. “We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately,” he tweeted. “We will get …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers are calling for open access to hydroxyurea, the only effective drug proven to reduce the frequency of painful episodes among persons with sickle cell disease. They say that the drug should be given to everyone who battles the painful hereditary blood disorder without discrimination. …
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Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has delivered 341,197 face masks to Kagadi district. This is the first batch of face masks to be delivered to the district ever since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country in March. The distribution of face masks is part of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Global HIV activists are mourning the passing of a man, who made history as the first person to be cured of HIV infection. Timothy Ray Brown, known globally as the Berlin Patient was cured of HIV in 2008 after undergoing a complex stem cell transplant …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has revised the list of accredited laboratories allowed to test for COVID-19. In May the ministry accredited eleven laboratories based on the dynamics of infection spread of the disease and the availability of testing reagents. However the number has now been …
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL | XINHUA | Brazil again exceeded 1,000 daily deaths caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) after registering 1,031 fatalities from the disease in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 143,952, the government said on Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Health, it was …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commissioner of Emergency Medical Services Dr John Baptist Waniaye has revealed that he is facing gross resistance from politicians in his quest to sanitize ambulance services in the country. Waniaye said this on Wednesday as he met a team of researchers who have conducted …
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Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pader District COVID-19 task force remains undecided on where to relocate COVID-19 patients currently occupying Kilak Corner Technical institute. At least 90 students, among them 83 males and seven females all in their final year are expected to resume classes at Corner Kilak Technical institute …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Regional Referral Hospitals across the country are struggling to manage surging COVID-19 cases without ample space in the wards and lack of Personal Protective equipment for health workers. Uganda has far registered 8,017 COVID-19 cases and 75 deaths. Majority of these were …
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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Liverpool confirmed on Tuesday that Spain international midfielder Thiago Alcantara has tested positive for the coronavirus. Thiago joined Liverpool from Bayern Munich earlier in September and although he made his debut against Chelsea eight days ago, he missed Monday night’s 3-1 win at home to …
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