Virologists say it’s only way out as disease won’t go away soon Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | On July 30, Uganda received 286, 080 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from Norway. On July 31 another 300,000 doses, of the Sinovac vaccines, arrived from China. Earlier Uganda had received 1,139,000 doses …
Read More »Intra-African trade fair pushed to December citing COVID-19 vaccination
Kampala, Uganda | Isaac Khisa |The second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) is now set to take place from Dec 8-14, 2021, it has been confirmed. The African Export-Import Bank, the African Union and the Rwanda government decided to shift the date of the continental trade fair, which was previously scheduled …
Read More »Family of second COVID-19 victim blocks contact tracing by MOH
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of the-80-year-old female who reportedly succumbed to COVID-19 on Friday 25 has denied the health ministry access to carry out contact tracing. The 80-year-old was admitted to Platinum hospital for seven days before her condition deteriorated. Then she was sent to Mengo hospital …
Read More »Kasese security teams demand closure of camps as violence emerges
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security teams forces in Kasese District have asked the government to expedite the closure of internally displaced people’s camps in the area as cases of violence emerge. Up to 4,000 people are still trapped in camps after floods which devastated the district in May. The …
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