Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have declined to grant the National Unity Platform-NUP party presidential candidate Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi permission to campaign in Kitgum Municipality. Kyagulanyi’s agents had booked Christ the King playgrounds for their campaigns and informed security as required. He was scheduled to campaign in Kitgum Municipality …
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Ottawa, Canada | XINHUA | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on local governments Tuesday to do the right thing to stem record-breaking spikes of new COVID-19 cases across the country. “We’re seeing record spikes this morning across the country. So I’m imploring the premiers and mayors to please do …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The banking sector is advising investors and other private sector borrowers to re-think their investments and investment plans because the attractiveness of investments to credit has been highly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic scared lending institutions away from the private …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Amuru district have attributed the high cases of teenage pregnancies in the district to domestic violence. Statistics from the Human Rights Focus indicate that 4,062 young girls were impregnated in Acholi sub region since the Covid-19 lockdown in March up to mid-August 2020. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Faustino Etilu, the proprietor of Teso Coach is dead. He breathed his last in the Intensive Care Unit of Mulago National Referral Hospital at around 11:00 am this morning following his admission last evening. The 59- year-old businessman was first admitted in the COVID-19 treatment …
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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 …
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Mass gatherings for prayers, political rallies,meetings and weddings shall not exceed 200 person Open cinemas, gyms, massage parlors and mobile markets effective 14.11.2020 Considering the phase of the epidemic Uganda is in, with rising cases and deaths in urban areas, suspension on bars and discotheques will continue. …
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 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health authorities in Kabale district have today closed two clinics for admitting COVID-19 victims. The closed clinics are Mwesigye health care clinic and Medicus healthcare, all located in Central division Kabale municipality. A source told Uganda Radio Network -URN that the affected clinics each admitted …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The COVID-19 pandemic helped the Parliament to overcome quorum crisis that had dogged the legislative processes. Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah says while the COVID-19 crisis has had devastating effects on the lives of Ugandans, it has provided opportunity for Parliament to review its …
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