Tag Archives: COVID-19

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masindi district has received 660 COVID-19 test kits from the Health Ministry to test people in high risk areas. This comes several days after a police detective attached to Masindi Central Police Station tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, hundreds of people believed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several mechanics in garages in Kampala are redundant despite resuming work. On Monday, President Yoweri Museveni allowed selected service providers including mechanics to resume work after suspending work for five weeks because of the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown. A number of mechanics who rushed back …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Top artists from across Africa and throughout the African Diaspora have joined forces with UNESCO, to save lives and counter misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are creating public service announcements, songs and music videos as part of an online campaign called #DontGoViral which has …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Most health workers at four Makerere University Teaching Hospitals have a negative attitude toward COVID-19 patients. This was revealed in an online cross-sectional study conducted at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Mulago Specialized Women and Neonatal Hospital, Kiruddu National Referral Hospital and Kawempe National Referral …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Countries have been urged to remain steadfast in their HIV prevention efforts and ensure that people can continue to access the services they need even in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The call was made by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS …

Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A resident at Kitandwe Zone in Nakifuma-Naggalama town council in Mukono district has set his house ablaze claiming frustration arising out of the ongoing lockdown.   The man identified as Yuda Taddeo Sserunjogi first sent his family of five children and their mother to his ancestral …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The African continent will have 44 million infections and about 19,000 deaths if countries fail to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease-COVID-19. This is according to a study carried out by the World Health Organisation regional office for Africa and published in the British …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister in charge of the Presidency Esther Mbayo has been asked to explain why directives issued by President Yoweri Museveni during the COVID-19 lockdown are misinterpreted.   Bugabula South MP Henry Kibalya complained about a recent incident where security personnel in Kyengera refused a pregnant …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The number of COVID-19 confirmed cases has surpassed the 100-mark after a sample of a Tanzanian truck driver tested positive. The case is a 32-year-old driver who entered the country via the Mutukula border. His sample was among 3,091 samples that were tested at the …

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | The World Health Organization on Thursday advised governments to clinically test a herbal drink touted by Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina as a remedy against coronavirus. The Covid-Organics infusion is derived from artemisia — a plant with proven anti-malarial properties — and other indigenous herbs. Rajoelina …