Havana, Cuba | AFP |  Nesmi Orslom relished his Cuba vacation to the very end: “In every city that we went, to every bar to have a drink, we always ordered a pina colada or a mojito!” But now he is in a hurry to leave, anxious to get out of …

Tripoli, Libya | AFP |  Either on television as in Libya or on tablets in the IT-savvy Gulf monarchies, in the time of novel coronavirus millions of schoolchildren around the Arab world are now learning lessons at home. Governments across the region have shuttered schools forcing pupils to stay away in …

Busia, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Dozens of trucks loaded with agricultural produce are stuck at Busia customs border due to restrictions by Kenyan authorities blocking movement of traffic across its borders. This follows a ban on travels both inland and outside the country with the exception of cargo trucks and …

Kamwenge, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  One person has been isolated at Rukunyu hospital in Kamwenge district after he presented with symptoms similar to those of the Coronavirus pandemic.  The suspected case is a resident of Bihanga Sub County. He developed chest pains, cough, fever and a running nose after returning from …

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Medical interns at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital have laid down their tools because what they call negligence of management for their lives. The interns are demanding for protective gears like masks, sanitizers and overalls among other things, which they say are essential in handling suspected …

Rome, Italy | AFP |  Italy reported a second successive drop in daily deaths and infections from a coronavirus that has nevertheless claimed more than 6,000 lives in a month. The Mediterranean country has now seen its daily fatalities come down from a world record 793 on Saturday to 651 on …

Washington, United States | AFP |  US President Donald Trump on Monday said antimalarial drugs that are under investigation to treat the new coronavirus could be a “gift from God” despite scientists warning against the dangers of overhyping unproven medicines. Trump announced last week his administration was working to dramatically expand …

New York, United States | AFP |  Anxiety ratcheted up Monday across an eerily deserted New York, America’s coronavirus epicenter, but President Donald Trump said he’d soon call for lifting the lockdown in some parts of the country. Trump — who faces reelection in November and is keen to avoid extended …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA is considering the temporary suspension of collection of fees from its markets and Parks, the City Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago has revealed. He was speaking during the COVID 19 sensitization campaign in Usafi Market on Monday afternoon. Lukwago said he had …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The six Chinese nationals who were arrested for escaping from Quarantine will be arraigned in court once they test negative for the corona virus, the Spokesperson of the Criminal Investigations Directorate, Charles Twine has revealed. The suspects are Huang Haiguiang, Li Chaochyan, Qin Shening, …