Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several people are stuck at Mulago National Referral hospital after being discharged due to failure to get transport means back to their homes because of the nationwide lockdown. President Yoweri Museveni banned both private and public transport means on March 18th, 2020, as part …

Singapore, Singapore | AFP | US oil prices fell heavily Monday on renewed concerns over storage capacity as the coronavirus throttles demand, even as producers start slashing output to boost markets. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate dropped 9.3 percent to $15.36 a barrel in Asian morning trade. Brent crude, the international benchmark, was off 3.2 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As patients recovering from coronavirus COVID -19 are discharged and sent back home, there are worries that many are not well prepared for the communities they are facing back at home. Up to 46 people have so far recovered from the viral respiratory infection. …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | The English Premier League are eyeing a resumption of the season on June 8, behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic, and reaching a climax on July 27, according to The Times. The paper claims football chiefs, along with other sports governing bodies, have …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Saturday that there is no evidence that people who test positive for the new coronavirus are immunised and protected against reinfection. The warning suggests that the issuance of “immune passports” may promote the continued spread of the pandemic. “There is currently no evidence …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has said talk of mega-money football transfer moves “ignore the realities that face the sport” because of the coronavirus outbreak. United have been linked with a £200 million ($247 million, 228 million euros) bid to lure England captain Harry Kane away from Tottenham …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has embarked on strengthening malaria treatment after community health workers raised complaints of people not being able to go to health facilities for tests and treatment following a lockdown on public transport. Despite a reported surge in malaria cases, many people …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five people have reportedly died in a road accident at Kayanja, Namataba along the Kampala-Jinja highway earlier today. The accident which involved four motor vehicles occurred when a Tata-lorry loaded with sugarcane had a head-on collision with a Fuso-lorry registration number UAA 496m which …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kampala is holding two suspects for forging COVID-19 vehicle stickers. The two identified as Dickson Mugarura and one only identified as Julius were found with a replica of permits issued by the Ministry of Works and Transport to ease the movement of …

Washington, United States | AFP | The global coronavirus death toll approached 200,000 on Saturday as the United Nations launched an international push for a vaccine to defeat the pandemic. Governments around the world are struggling to limit the economic devastation unleashed by the virus, which has infected nearly 2.8 million …