Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district health authorities have embarked on equipping the COVID-19 treatment center at Kitgum General Hospital following a surge in COVID-19 positives cases in Gulu district. Health Officials note that the surge in numbers of COVID-19 patients in Gulu coupled with an already overstretched …
Read More »UGANDA: Seven frontline health workers test positive for COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven frontline health workers have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The infected workers include three nurses, two doctors and two senior level staff. Two of the seven workers are from Lira Regional Referral Hospital. The duo, a lead nurse and medical officer from …
Read More »COVER STORY: Covid is no joke
2500 Ugandans could die Kampala, Uganda | JOSEPH WERE | Uganda on May 26 took a bold step and eased a 60-day lockdown imposed in March when the first case of the Coronavirus disease COVID-19 was registered in the country. That same day, Uganda registered the highest number of recorded …
Read More »WHO urging countries to revamp awareness on dangers of tobacco consumption
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) lists flavours appealing to young people in smokeless tobacco, Shisha and e-cigrattes among the latest tobacco and related industry tactics to attract younger generations. They also list advertising and product placement on movies and social media platforms with paid influencers …
Read More »Education ministry appeals to schools to wait for reopening guidelines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has advised administrators of schools and other educational institutions not to rush to set guidelines and dates on when they expect to reopen their gates for finalists. Recently, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who directed the closure of …
Read More »COVID-19: Lira regional hospital should prepare to handle more cases
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministry of Health officials have advised the health team in Lira District to brace up to handle more positive Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients as the country continue to register more cases. Although Lira is already overwhelmed with patients just like the other Referral hospitals in the …
Read More »Growing US-China rivalry seen fueling UN paralysis amid virus crisis
United Nations, United States | AFP | For nearly a decade, the UN Security Council has been frequently paralyzed by Russia’s obstinacy over the Syrian crisis. Today, however, it is the US-China rivalry that has infected a growing array of issues, according to officials and diplomats. As recently as 2017, an …
Read More »UGANDA: Record 84 test positive May 30
🔺 May 30th – new COVID-19 cases 84 🔺 Total confirmed cases 413. 🔺 50 new cases are from South Sudan point of entry 🔺 32 new cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers. 🔹51 positive foreign truck drivers were handed over to their country of origin 🔸Total Recoveries: …
Read More »Police still holding 690 impounded motorcycles as investigations continue
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police is still holding 690 motorcycles impounded during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. Although President pardoned riders whose motorcycles were impounded for defying his directives in the fight against COVID-19, Kampala metropolitan police says more than 690 motorcycles are still held and under investigation. …
Read More »Government to dispatch 225,476 face masks to Moroto
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government will dispatch 225,476 face masks for distribution to the residents of Moroto district as part of a plan to provide all citizens with masks. The plan was revealed by Samson Olum, the Acting Commissioner in the Ministry of Health during a sensitization meeting …
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