Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Coronavirus Disease (COVID19) treatment centre in Masaka has not registered any case of the deadly respiratory disease over the last six days, the first time this is happening since the beginning of the year. Dr Nathan Onyach, the Director of Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, explains …
Read More »Reopening of Masaka mental unit halted over increasing Covid-19 cases
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The re-opening of the Mental Health Unit to patients at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital has been delayed following the increasing number of covid-19 cases. In May, Masaka Regional Referral gazetted the mental ward to serve as the treatment unit. The more than 200 patients who …
Read More »COVID19: 45 students in Masaka test positive
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 45 students from two schools in Masaka district have tested positive for the Coronavirus disease-COVI19. The affected students are mainly from the boarding section. Dr. Nathan Onyach, the Director- Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, says the students are admitted at the COVID-19 Treatment Centre. Onyach says the …
Read More »COVID-19: Masaka city becomes new hotspot as Mutukula border cases decline
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka city has become the epicentre of Covid19 in greater Masaka region with at least 10 confirmed cases. Dr. Nathan Onyach, the Director Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, says five cases came from Masaka central market, four from Masaka District Local Government and one from the …
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