Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa has exceeded the 100,000 mark to reach 101,590, according to the latest official update released early Tuesday. Sixty-one more deaths related with COVID-19 were added to the national death toll which now stood at 1,991, …
Read More »No other developed country “doing so badly” in fighting COVID-19: NYT columnist
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The United States “is too broken to fight” the novel coronavirus, and “no other developed country is doing so badly,” a columnist for The New York Times wrote on Monday. “Graphs of the coronavirus curves in Britain, Canada, Germany and Italy look like mountains, with steep …
Read More »UGANDA: Coronavirus cases at 797, with 699 recoveries
🔺 23 new cases 🔺 10 of them from Tororo (quarantined people) 🔺 Total confirmed cases 797 🔹 Total Deaths: 00 🔸Total Recoveries: 699 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty three new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed by the Ministry of Health. This brings the number of cases confirmed in Uganda to …
Read More »COVID-19 poses serious impact on Africa’s health, security and economy: AU
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The African Union (AU) on Monday said the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has posed serious impacts on the African continent’s health, security, and socio-economic conditions. “The present COVID-19 pandemic has serious health, security, and economic impact for the continent,” the AU said in a statement issued on …
Read More »Amuru leaders demand mandatory COVID-19 tests
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district leaders have asked the government to consider mandatory COVID-19 testing of all area residents following an increase in community infections among residents of Elegu township in Atiak sub county. The cases are expected to have been people who made contacts with truck …
Read More »COVID-19 education response plan a white elephant – Prof. Masagazi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education expert and veteran educator Professor Fred Masagazi Masaazi has described as a white elephant, an education response plan mooted by the Ministry of Education in response to the continued closure of schools. The Ministry of Education launched the plan as one of the …
Read More »MUSEVENI: Too risky to open schools, salons, arcades
📌 Salons to remain closed 📌 Arcades remain closed 📌 Schools remain closed 📌 Curfew to stay 📌 4 instead of 3 in private cars 📌 Restrictions on Boda Bodas remain 📌 Restrictions on Religious gatherings remain Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said government will …
Read More »LIVE: Museveni address to nation on COVID-19
📌 Curfew to stay 📌 4 instead of 3 in private cars 📌 Restrictions on Boda Bodas remain 📌 Restrictions on Religious gatherings remain 📌 Restrictions on cross-border entry will be maintained 📌 Salons to remain closed 📌 Arcades remain closed Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni …
Read More »Supporting children’s mental health during COVID-19
Psychologists and psychiatrists recommend ways to help them understand and cope Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | The COVID-19 pandemic, with its consequences of social isolation, increased hygiene demands, and lack of access to usual therapies and activities is causing adverse mental health among children. This was revealed by psychologists …
Read More »CURFEW: President to address nation at 8pm today
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | President Yoweri Museveni will outline the government’s steps in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, and also outline new measures related to the lock-down that has been in place since March. While government eased the lock-down three weeks ago, some measures like …
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