Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum General Hospital in northern Uganda has run out of protective equipment (PPE) for health workers. Dr Geoffrey Okello, Kitgum General Hospital acting Medical Superintendent says protective equipment especially masks delivered by government in the fourth quarter have run out. He made the revelation …
Read More »Medical workers protest harassment during curfew
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical workers under their umbrella organization, the Uganda Medical Association are threatening to lay down their tools if the government doesn’t clarify how they are to operate in the wake of Coronavirus Disease (COVID -19) which came with lockdowns, in among others, public transport. …
Read More »Museveni warns errant LDUs, asks Col Nakalema to make arrests
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has vowed to deal harshly with Local Defence Unit personnel and other security agencies who are abusing terms of their deployment to enforce anti COVID-19 measures. President Museveni said that’s it’s illegal to enter people’s homes in the guise of enforcing …
Read More »Health Ministry hunting for 2000 COVID-19 suspects
Uganda COVID-19 🔹 April 3 – 3 new cases – TOTAL 48 🔸 April 2 – 1 new case – TOTAL 45 🔹 March 31 – 11 new cases – TOTAL 44 🔸 March 29 – 3 new cases – TOTAL 33 🔹 March 28 – 7 new cases – …
Read More »DR Congo ‘prepared’ to take part in COVID-19 vaccine testing
Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | The Democratic Republic of Congo is prepared to take part in testing of any future vaccine against the coronavirus, the head of the country’s taskforce against the pandemic said on Friday. “We’ve been chosen to conduct these tests,” said the head of the national …
Read More »Three more Coronavirus cases, Uganda now at 48
Uganda COVID-19 🔹 April 3 – 3 new cases – TOTAL 48 🔸 April 2 – 1 new case – TOTAL 45 🔹 March 31 – 11 new cases – TOTAL 44 🔸 March 29 – 3 new cases – TOTAL 33 🔹 March 28 – 7 new cases – …
Read More »Acholi Chief stuck in London
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acholi Paramount Chief Rwot David Onen Acana II is currently stuck in the United Kingdom following a worldwide lockdown over the coronavirus Pandemic. Acana who heads the Ker Kwaro Acholi Chiefdom, flew to London for personal business in March. He was also …
Read More »Coffin traders hit hard in COVID-19 shut down
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffin makers around Mulago National Referral hospital are decrying the current lock down saying it has taken a huge toll on their business. Ssebana Nsubuga, the Chairperson Mulago Hospital Youths Development Organisation says the cost of producing coffins has escalated since president, Yoweri Museveni …
Read More »Six Kampala traders arrested for opening shops
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Joint Security Task Force –JTF has arrested six traders on Nasser road for allegedly opening their shops. President Museveni on Monday banned all non-food markets and shops in a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, …
Read More »Gov’t maintains food relief will only cater for Kampala, Wakiso
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government will distribute food to Ugandans only in Wakiso and Kampala districts for now despite objection from Parliament on the methodology of distribution and question of beneficiaries. During a heated plenary on Thursday, Parliament chaired by the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga asked …
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