Number of African countries with case fatality rates higher than the global average of 2.2 percent is on the increase Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Twenty-one African countries are reporting COVID-19 case fatality rates higher than the global average, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Vaccination for COVID-19 ready:Is Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng ready for the next battle? ANALYSIS Taking the COVID-19 jab: What the people are saying THE LAST WORD The living history of Bob Kasango: Looking at …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The first batch of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines landed at Entebbe International Airport today at around 2:55 pm aboard an Emirates 777 Boeing flight. A total of 864,000 vaccine doses with which an estimated 432,000 Ugandans will be vaccinated are part of the first …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two civil society organizations have petitioned the High Court in Kampala seeking to restrain the government from excluding people without national identification cards from the COVID-19 vaccination. The two organizations are; Initiative for Social Economic Rights-ISER and Unwanted Witness who have filed their case before …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The absence of COVID-19 patients receiving care at COVID-19 wards should not be taken as a sign that the country has won the COVID-19 fight. According to health experts, the reduction in COVID-19 cases is a sign that the country has completed its first wave …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Coronavirus Disease (COVID19) treatment centre in Masaka has not registered any case of the deadly respiratory disease over the last six days, the first time this is happening since the beginning of the year. Dr Nathan Onyach, the Director of Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, explains …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women represent a slightly lower proportion than men in terms of infections and deaths from COVID-19, according to a preliminary analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO) carried out in 28 African countries. The analysis, based on gender-sensitive COVID-19 epidemiological data provided by countries, reveals …
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Young Elephant FC want court to declare that Makerere University Laboratory was negligent in conducting the Covid-19 tests and order them to pay damages Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nwoya district-based Young Elephant football club has sued Makerere University over fake COVID-19 test results. In their application through their …
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About nine out of ten extremely poor people in the world currently live in Africa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has warned the COVID-19 pandemic could further exacerbate Africa’s extreme poverty as a total of 514 million Africans are projected to fall …
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It can reduce coronavirus exposure by 96% | THE INDEPENDENT | By now, most people have gotten the message that wearing a face mask is one way to help stop the spread of COVID-19. But now health officials are taking the masking message a step further: Don’t just wear a …
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