Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in Northern Uganda are reaping big through the making of face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19. Up to 35 former child soldiers who attained vocational training in fashion design and garment technology have been contracted by …
Read More »Ugandan MPs to be screened for COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health will screen MPs for the coronavirus disease-COVID-19. The exercise will start tomorrow Thursday, July 15. The decision followed an engagement with officials from the Ministry of Health officials who guided that MPs needed to be tested based on their engagements which …
Read More »Child mothers in Luweero abandoned during lockdown
Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 28 teenage girls in Luweero district are stranded with children and pregnancies after they were neglected by men during the COVID-19 lockdown. The girls aged between 14-17 years are from sub-counties of Kamira, Bamunanika, Wobulenzi, Luweero and Makulubita. Seven are stuck with …
Read More »Gulu taskforce seeks to create COVID-19 treatment centre for children
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu district COVID-19 taskforce is seeking to create a holding centre at Gulu Region Referral Hospital for treating children infected with COVID-19. Dozens of breastfeeding mothers who tested positive for the virus disease are undergoing treatment at the facility. Already one of the six …
Read More »U.S. states roll back reopening plans, announce new measures at schools amid surging COVID-19 cases
Washington, US | XINHUA | As the United States is faced with a ballooning COVID-19 caseload, a number of states have rolled back their reopening plans and announced new measures in the coming fall semester, some with caution. With COVID-19 cases surging in the state of California, Governor Gavin Newsom …
Read More »UNICEF provides anti-COVID-19 medical supplies to South Sudan
Juba, South Sudan | XINHUA | The UN children’s fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday delivered medical supplies worth 651 million South Sudanese pounds (about 5 million U.S. dollars) to South Sudan to help the east African country tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Mohamed Ag Ayoya, UNICEF representative in South Sudan said anti-COVID-19 …
Read More »U.S. researchers identify gene in antibodies promising for COVID-19 vaccine design
Washington, US | XINHUA | An analysis of nearly 300 recently identified human SARS-CoV-2 antibodies has uncovered a gene frequently used in antibodies that effectively target the virus which causes COVID-19, according to a new study published Monday in Science magazine. The results contribute to growing structural insight that could …
Read More »Parliament demands for an evaluation of the lockdown
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked the government to provide an evaluation of the four months COVID-19 lockdown. In March, President Museveni announced a lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. It involved the closure of public places such as schools, worship …
Read More »Government to reopen 48 arcades in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to 50 arcades have so far adapted to the standard operating procedures set by the government as a precondition for their reopening. The government had maintained lockdown restrictions on arcades because of difficulty to avoid close contact between people in the wake of …
Read More »Foreign Affairs Ministry investigating leakage of diplomatic correspondences
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is investigating the leakage of diplomatic correspondences concerning details of Ugandans in South Africa affected by COVID-19. A copy of the brief dated 10th July written by Uganda’s Acting Commissioner in Pretoria, Kintu Nyago addressed to Foreign Affairs Minister, …
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