Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Gulu District COVID -19 Taskforce has banned stopovers for all cargo truck drivers in the district.   The ban was issued by Gulu Resident District Commissioner Maj. Santos Okot Lapolo as the head of the District COVID-19 Taskforce, amid growing uncertainty on the health status …

Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Security authorities in Masaka district have pardoned 25 people who had been arrested for defying COVID-19 control measures.  The pardoned individuals were arrested in a Joint Security operation commanded by Masaka District Police Commander Bosco Bakashaba, to enforce COVID-19 directives issued by President Museveni.  Najib …

Kisoro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A driver who transported a COVID-19 positive truck driver from Chanika border in Kisoro district to Kabale Regional Referral Hospital has been quarantined after exposure. The truck driver was transported to Kabale Regional Referral Hospital for admission on Friday in a Toyota Land Cruiser registration …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP |  The global death toll in the novel coronavirus pandemic soared past the grim 200,000 milestone on Sunday, as the World Health Organization warned against “immunity passports” for recovered patients, seen as a possible tool for countries preparing to re-open their economies. The WHO opposes such “passports” …

Minsk, Belarus | AFP |  As Belarus resists imposing a lockdown to combat the coronavirus, its football league has stumbled into the international limelight as Europe’s only remaining top-flight competition. But players are worried about the health risks and only diehard fans are braving matches. FC Slutsk fan Yahor Khavanski, 26, …

Washington, United States | AFP |  Big Tech firms set to report quarterly results in the coming days are facing the challenge of spotlighting their roles battling the coronavirus pandemic without seeming as though they are cashing in on upheaval from the health crisis. The normal talk on profits and revenue …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The World Health Organization (WHO) has noted  that there’s no guarantee that people who have recovered from Coronavirus Disease and have antibodies are protected from a second infection. The matter was highlighted in its latest scientific brief released at a time when countries are using the antibody …

Mbarara, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Executive Director of the National Animal Genetic Resources centre and Data Bank Dr Chales Lagu has been arrested. Dr Langu was arrested on Saturday Afternoon by the State House Anti- Corruption Unit from his home in Mbaguta Cell, Ruharo ward, Kamukuzi Division Mbarara. According …

New York, United States | AFP |  Banks are considering letting some employees keep working from home indefinitely, and staggering the shifts of those who do come into the office. Hotels are trying to figure out a way to let arriving guests go straight to their rooms without signing in at …

wakiso, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Residents of Kira municipality in Wakiso district are receiving chicken and eggs on top of the relief food to households whose livelihood was disrupted by measures to control the spread of COVID-19.   According to the initial arrangement, the government intended to distribute six kilograms of …