Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bank of Uganda (BoU) has warned that the rate at which Uganda’s public debt is increasing is a cause for worry as the country now hits 53 trillion Shillings in debt. BoU Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile issued the warning on Thursday while appearing before …
Read More »Six people arrested after crossing from border landing sites into Masaka
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six people have been locked up in Masaka district quarantine centre after allegedly sneaking out of the COVID-19 red-flag areas of Kyotera district. The suspects were apprehended by security personnel at Makonzi landing site in Bukakata sub-county. Herman Ssentongo, the chairperson of the Masaka …
Read More »Full list of Makerere University govt sponsored students
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Makerere University has released the official admission lists for government sponsored students for A ‘ Level applicants for the academic year 2020/2021. The courses listed are tenable at Makerere University and Makerere University Business School (MUBS) respectively. (See lists below) Also released …
Read More »Masaka PWD groups find solace in making face shields
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The emergence of the global coronavirus pandemic could turn into fortunes to Persons with Disabilities in Masaka district who have started making face-shields, a type of protective gear used to stop the transmission of the disease. The group had initially set out as environmental …
Read More »Three vehicles for COVID-19 response activities in Arua grounded
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An ambulance and two other vehicles for COVID-19 response activities in Arua district are grounded. The task force team says that it requires up to 50 million Shillings to fix the ambulance and two double-cabin pickups which were due for service before they were …
Read More »UGANDA: Nine new COVID-19 cases, total at 741
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen to 741 after nine new cases were confirmed by the Ministry of Health from samples drawn on Wednesday. Five of the cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases from Kyotera and Amuru districts, while four of …
Read More »Herbalists submit 300 traditonal remedies for COVID-19 to NCRI
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Herbalists all over the country have submitted up to 300 herbal remedies for COVID-19 to the Natural Chemotherapeutics Research Institute. According to Dr Grace Nambatya of the NRCI, they have been overwhelmed by the submissions following a call they put out to find herbal remedies …
Read More »Gov’t names quarantine centres for returnees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has gazetted 37 centres, where Ugandans returning from abroad will be quarantined. The government is making arrangements for the return of 2,400 Ugandans who were stranded following travel restrictions due to coronavirus disease -COVID-19. According to the Ministry of Health, the Ugandans will return …
Read More »WHO cautions against using dexamethasone for mild COVID-19 cases
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) has hailed the news that a common steroid, dexamethasone, can potentially help save the lives of patients with severe cases of COVID-19, but it warned that it is by no means a cure-all. Early findings suggest that for hospitalized coronavirus …
Read More »Coronavirus could spread through flushing toilets- Study
According to the study, turbulence from a toilet bowl caused by flushing can blow aerosol droplets that are potentially infectious to the next person who uses the washroom after an infected person to up to three feet. As a result, the virus can cling on surfaces within the toilet before …
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