Tag Archives: COVID-19

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has threatened to import food from Mexico, if traders continue to hoard essential items in order to increase prices and benefit from it. Speaking on Sunday at State House Nakasero, Museveni said, he will never allow a group of suppliers to …

Katakwi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Katakwi District is fighting another battle with residents who have resorted to drinking local brew, popularly known as Ajon in the bushes. Since the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease – COVID-19, drinking of Ajon, a common brew that draws families, friends and other people together has …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health has observed a need to train political leaders about COVID-19 in order to avoid life altering decisions that many of them are making in disregard of the scientific facts about the disease.   The observation follows a debate among members of the …

Kampala, Uganda |  JULIUS BUSINGE  | In a bid to give some relief to its clients, PostBank has announced that it will reschedule loan repayments for customers whose lives and businesses have been impacted by COVID-19 pandemic, it announced a few days ago. This move comes as Bank of Uganda (BoU) continues …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Eight of the 22 Watoto Choir members from the United Kingdom have been discharged after tested negative to COVID-19, for the second time. 14 children and adults from the same choir had earlier tested positive to the deadly virus and are currently undergoing treatment.   The …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Healthcare workers involved in the surveillance and treatment of people with Coronavirus Disease COVID-19 will be tested, every seven to fourteen days, according to Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng.  This comes amid concerns that while health workers around the world put their lives on the …

Kampala, Uganda |  JULIUS BUSINGE |  A group of civil society organisations under their umbrella organization, Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) have written to President Yoweri Museveni on the ‘controversial’ giveaway of Shs10bn to Members of Parliament to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.  The general message in the …

Moscow, Russia | AFP |  More than 260 million Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter Sunday, with church leaders asking worshippers to stay at home to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus. Orthodox Christians, the world’s third largest group of Christian believers, this year celebrate Easter a week after Catholics and Protestants because they …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Health experts in Uganda have said that the country’s lockdown will be lifted gradually.  According to the scientists, the lockdown cannot be lifted at once because a series of arrangements need to be in place to make sure that the country’s health system and other sectors …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Milk producer, Fresh Dairy, has donated milk powder worth Shs500 million to the National Response Fund for Covid – 19, in the ongoing effort to contain the spread of the contagious disease that has swept the entire world. Uganda has so far confirmed 55 …