Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | China would make any coronavirus vaccine it developed a “global public good” once it was put into use, President Xi Jinping told the World Health Assembly on Monday. China has five potential vaccines in clinical trials as countries race to find a way to stop the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As government moves to relax the Covid-19 lockdown, Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) is issuing new safety guidelines for people working in the city center. Dr. Daniel Okello, the Ag. Director Public Health and Environment at KCCA says they are already engaging owners of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Joint Security Taskforce says that many people are not adhering to the COVID-19 guidelines issued by President Museveni. Speaking on Monday at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala, Fred Enanga, the spokesperson of the Uganda Police Force said across the country, they have …

Shenzhen, China | AFP | Chinese technology giant Huawei on Monday assailed the latest US move to cut it off from semiconductor suppliers as a “pernicious” attack that will sow chaos in the global technology sector and other industries. The Commerce Department said on Friday it was tightening sanctions on Huawei — seen by Washington …

  London, United Kingdom | AFP | Celtic were crowned champions for a record-equalling ninth consecutive season as the Scottish Premiership campaign was declared over on Monday. Neil Lennon’s men were 13 points clear at the top of the table when the season was stopped due to the coronavirus pandemic in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Development Bank -UDB will be placed under the watch of Bank of Uganda with the aim of strengthening it. UDB is 100 percent owned by the government and has been self-regulating, audited by the Auditor General and reporting to parliament to answer queries …

Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has arrested four Christians for holding prayers in Kanungu district. In March, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s gave several directives including not holding prayers in church premises as a away of stopping the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The suspects who are detained at …

Rome, Italy | AFP | Restaurants and churches will reopen in Italy on Monday as part of a fresh wave of lockdown easing in Europe, but rising coronavirus death tolls in Brazil, South Africa and other parts of the world showed the worst is still to come in many countries. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Truck drivers have expressed dismay at the hostility subjected to them by communities along the along the Eastern Route closer to the Uganda-Kenya border. The hostility they say started with an increase in the number of coronavirus cases recorded among truck drivers mainly those …

✳ 72,161 Overall tests done ✳ 248 Confirmed cases ✳ 63 Recoveries ✳ 0 deaths Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With Uganda’s COVID-19 statistics heading towards 300, President Yoweri Museveni was expected to reassure the nation today on steps to control the pandemic, and ease the lockdown however this has …