Paris, France | AFP | Global infections from the novel coronavirus passed five million on Thursday as the pandemic played out unevenly across the planet, with China eager to declare a victory, Europe tentatively emerging from its shell and deaths still rising in hotspots in Latin America. The grim milestone comes …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | AFP | Tanzanian President John Magufuli said Thursday that universities and sports events would resume next month, after declaring that prayer had spared the country the worst of the coronavirus, even as critics say cases are soaring. Magufuli has repeatedly played down the gravity of the …

Milan, Italy | AFP | On a street in Milan, the capital of Italy’s Lombardy region, which has been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis begs for alms, his cassock in tatters. In another, the Argentine pontiff lies on a cardboard mattress, his famous black briefcase under his head as a pillow. …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | N’Golo Kante has been allowed to stay away from Chelsea’s return to training due to his coronavirus fears. The French World Cup winner joined up with Frank Lampard’s squad on Tuesday as Chelsea resumed training following the Premier League’s decision to allow socially distanced sessions. But the 29-year-old missed …

In a letter dated May 20, 2020, the Tanzanian government said that 15 of its truck drivers that had been blocked from entering Kenya after reportedly testing positive for coronavirus disease, had tested negative in Tanzania. On the basis of this, the Tanzanian Regional Commissioner Mrisho Mashaka Gambo said that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed a case in which a Harvard University Student sued three government officials who had blocked him from following them on Twitter. The student identified as Seguya Hillary Innocent Taylor who uses twitter handle @HillaryTaylorVI told the court …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts are warning against wearing masks if one is engaged in work that involves a lot of physical activity. According to medics, wearing a mask often reduces the airflow into the breathing chamber making it uncomfortable and difficult for one to breathe during intense …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The first COVID-19 positive patients admitted at Gulu and Jinja referral hospitals have been discharged. At Gulu hospital, a 41-year-old Ugandan male truck driver was admitted for treatment on May 1 after he was intercepted from Elegu border post. Dr James Elima, the Director …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Joint Security Taskforce has said they are ready to enforce the presidential directive on wearing the right quality of face masks. Speaking on Thursday at the Uganda Media Centre during the daily security briefing, Brig. Richard Karemire, the UPDF spokesperson called upon all …

  Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bushenyi district Chief Administrative Officer Malik Mahabba has ordered for a special audit of Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipal council. This follows a directive from the Criminal Investigations Department. The police are investigating cases of embezzlement of 92 million shillings and 194 million shillings. According to …