Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 98, after a sample tested positive for the disease later on Tuesday.  Ministry of Health confirmed that the sample belongs to a 27- year old truck driver from Kenya who entered the country …

Bududa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Covid-19 suspects isolated at Bulucheke Secondary School quarantine center in Bududa district are complaining of starvation. There are currently 16 suspects in the quarantine center. They were taken into isolation on Saturday last week. They are part of 100 corona virus suspects under institutional and …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Leaders in Kitgum district have appealed to the government to consider extending donation of relief food items. The government embarked on relief food donation to vulnerable communities affected by the lockdown. The food distribution was however restricted to the people in areas of Kampala and …

Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Mukono Resident District Commissioner-RDC, Fred Bamwine has tasked the District Internal Security Officer to investigate the source of 200kilograms of salt donated to the Covid19 Task Force by undisclosed nongovernmental organisation. The Kay premium salt brand was exclusive produced for consumption in Kenya. According to Bamwine, …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police have recorded up to 35 deaths in Aswa River Region since the start of national lockdown. Statistics from the Aswa River Region Police headquarters in Gulu indicate the most common causes of the deaths include land wrangles; suicide, hit and run accidents, mob justice, …

Namisindwa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Namisindwa district quarantine center for corona virus suspects is in a very story state. Established at Magale secondary school in Magale town council, the quarantine center is home to over 90 corona virus suspects but lacks a single bed. Currently, all suspects sleep on papyrus …

Entebbe, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Three more people were discharged from Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital on Tuesday after recovering from the coronavirus disease-Covid19. They were discharged on Monday after they tested negative twice.  They include a 34-year-old woman and two men aged 22 and 25 years. The hospital is now …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  In a move to calm fears over the future of Tropical Bank Limited, Bank of Uganda has said its owners have injected in money and now the bank is well-capitalized. In the audited accounts for 2019, it was revealed that the bank had been undercapitalized …

Frankfurt am Main, Germany | AFP |  Germany’s top court will rule Tuesday on mass bond-buying by the European Central Bank, a tool the Frankfurt institution has deployed like never before to cushion the impact of the coronavirus. “Will Germany’s supreme court constrain the European Central Bank’s response to the worst …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Multiple sclerosis sufferer Mary Wilson fears the coronavirus pandemic could have robbed her of her dream to play badminton at the Paralympics. Wilson, who hoped to qualify for Tokyo 2020, says if she does make it to Japan next year it will “be the biggest …