Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Test results from the Uganda Virus Research Institute show that two deaths that occured at Lacor Hospital in Gulu were not caused by COVID-19 as was suspected by health officials at the hospital. The two deaths that occured on Sunday were of a 59-year-old Kenyan truck …
Read More »Health ministry discharges 3 COVID-19 recovered patients from Entebbe hospital
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three more people were discharged from Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital on Tuesday after recovering from the corona virus disease-Covid19. They include a couple and a male adult. The couple left with their month old baby girl who was delivered at the hospital and three-year-old son …
Read More »Five contacts of COVID-19 positive truck drivers quarantined in Nwoya
Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to five contacts of three COVID-19 positive foreign truck drivers been quarantined in Nwoya district. The three truck drivers, who were intercepted last week in Pakwach district include two Kenyans and a Tanzanian national. They were part of the 11 truck drivers who tested …
Read More »Bayern star, ex-refugee Davies raises funds for those forced to flee
Berlin, Germany | AFP | Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies says it would be a “disaster” if the coronavirus reaches one of the world’s many refugee camps — like the one he was born in. The 19-year-old started life in a refugee camp in Ghana after his parents fled the civil war …
Read More »COVID-19 could lead to seven million unintended pregnancies – UNFPA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ongoing lockdowns and major disruptions to health services during the COVID-19 pandemic could result in seven million unintended pregnancies in the coming months, according to data released by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem says that the pandemic is deepening …
Read More »With widespread testing, New Yorkers pin hopes on virus antibodies
New York, United States | AFP | For the first time Tuesday, hundreds of New Yorkers were able to get tested for COVID-19 without having serious symptoms or underlying health issues — hopeful they had already contracted and beaten the potentially deadly disease. Dozens of people wearing masks — many young …
Read More »US govt reveals details of sunlight study on virus
Washington, United States | AFP | The US Department of Homeland Security revealed to AFP on Tuesday new technical details regarding its highly anticipated study into how ultraviolet radiation destroys the new coronavirus, saying that its experiment had accurately mimicked natural sunlight. A summary of the research was presented last week …
Read More »Many questions for Boeing as it reports earnings
New York, United States | AFP | As it reports first quarter earnings Wednesday, Boeing faces many questions over how it will navigate the coronavirus crisis and its devastating impact on global aviation. The largest exporter of manufactured goods in the United States, Boeing is expected by Wall Street analysts to …
Read More »Reinvent the reel: Hollywood mulls new measures to restart shooting
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Movie moguls, directors and lawyers are searching for radical solutions to reopen Hollywood as soundstages gather dust and studio profits slide weeks after cameras stopped rolling due to coronavirus. The film industry has been on lockdown in California since mid-March following strict stay-at-home orders, …
Read More »Coffee exports not affected by Covid-19 lockdown – UCDA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda coffee exports are yet to be affected by the coronavirus pandemic after March figures showed growth compared to a year ago. Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) said in a March 2020 report that Uganda coffee exports were 477,561 worth USD45.87M (Shs 171bn). This is higher …
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