Tag Archives: COVID-19

Coronavirus underscores what’s missing in Africa | MOSES NGWARE | Almost universally, one of the first measures taken to contain the spread of COVID-19 was the closure of schools, colleges and universities. This has affected over 1.576 billion learners, constituting slightly over 91% of enrolment. In Africa, about 297 million …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Four truck drivers who were intercepted at Pakwach on Thursday night after testing positive for COVID-19 have been isolated at Arua Regional Referral Hospital.  The truck drivers who entered Uganda through Mutukula through Kampala on their way to the Democratic Republic of Congo, were tested …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A section of Members of Parliament has tasked the Office of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice to prepare legal instruments to effect the current measures to control the spread of coronavirus disease- COVID-19. Bugiri Municipality MP Asuman Basalirwa and West Budama South MP …

Tunis, Tunisia | AFP |  The feared impact of coronavirus on Tunisia’s fragile public health system has provoked a flurry of innovation from robotics to digitalisation efforts to bolster the North African country’s pandemic response. The government has even turned to students for help, asking the engineering school in Sousse, south …

Jinja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Jinja Resident District Commissioner Eric Sakwa has been charged with manslaughter and malicious damage of property. The committed the crimes while enforcing presidential directives on the prevention of COVID-19. Sakwa appeared before the Jinja Grade One Magistrate Anne Komuhangi on Thursday afternoon minutes after …

  Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | The government should formulate a law to guide online education activities in times when learners are unable to face their teachers or lecturers, dons from Victoria University (Uganda) have said. Bill R. Nkeeto, the dean for the faculty of Business and Management and Fred …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  One new COVID-19 case has been confirmed today by the Uganda Virus Research Institute, bringing Uganda’s load to 75 cases. The new case is a 43-year-old Ugandan truck driver who entered the country through the Malaba border crossing from Kenya. This is the 18th truck …

The comedy, corruption, and politics Kampala, Uganda | JOSEPH WERE |  As the response to the Corona virus disease COVID-19 tests the leadership skills of heads of state and government across the world, President Yoweri Museveni has so far performed very well according to most observers who have spoken to The …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The race is on to produce a vaccine against COVID-19 but it is not certain that one can be found, the head of the global vaccines alliance said Friday. Seth Berkley said the more competition the better in the scientific fightback against the new coronavirus pandemic, …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The United Nations on Friday launched a global push to speed up production of a vaccine for the new coronavirus as US President Donald Trump came under fire for suggesting injecting patients with disinfectant. The pandemic has upended life around the planet as nations try to …