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U.S economy contracts 5% in Q1 in final estimate

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | U.S. economic activity in the first quarter (Q1) contracted at an annual rate of 5.0 percent in the third, or final estimate, unrevised from the second estimate, the U.S. Commerce Department reported Thursday. With the third estimate, an upward revision to nonresidential fixed investment was …

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Europe seeing resurgence of COVID-19: WHO

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The World Health Organization (WHO)’s repeated warning of a possible resurgence of COVID-19 in the European region has now become a reality, Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, said Thursday. “Last week, Europe saw an increase in weekly cases for the first time in months,” …

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All-Russian vote on constitutional amendments begins

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The all-Russian vote on constitutional amendments, postponed from April 22 due to the COVID-19 epidemic, began on Thursday. Voting was originally scheduled to run for one day only on July 1, but election officials opened polls a week early to avoid overcrowding that could spread coronavirus …

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Health Ministry declines to lift lockdown in Gulu

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has declined to honor request by the district taskforce to lift the lockdown in Gulu in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). On Wednesday, police backed by the military started enforcing travel restrictions blocking private …

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Uganda’s COVID-19 Cases Rise to 821

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda’s COVID-19 cases have risen to 821 after 16 cases tested positive from samples that were tested on Wednesday.  The positive cases were picked from over 3,000 samples that were tested from different testing centres. Five of the positive cases were picked from points of …

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