COVID-19 Updates

Kampala, Uganda | Isaac Khisa | Coronavirus pandemic currently ravaging the entire world presents an opportunity to reset the African continent so that the African population can be empowered to become more productive and self-reliant, according to the United Bank for Africa Plc. Chairman and Founder, Tony Elumelu. Elumelu, who spoke …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital has received personal protective equipment (PPE) and other items to manage suspects and confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The items were donated by Light For the World, a Non-Governmental Organization that focuses on helping persons with disabilities living …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 500 trucks are currently stuck at different points of entry within the East African Community because countries within the bloc do not trust COVID-19 test results from the others. Countries within the East African Community bloc began testing drivers who enter and …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka Regional Referral Hospital has run out space for coronavirus patients. The Ministry of Health designated Masaka hospital as the management centre for COVID-19 patients in the sub-region following a decision to decentralize the COVID-19 case treatment services. Dr Nathan Onyaki, the hospital medical …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | All transit cargo destined for Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan will from June 1 be picked from Naivasha and not Mombasa, or be transported by Metre Gauge Railway to Tororo, then Kampala. Fuel products will be transported by pipeline to Kisumu and thereafter through Lake …

Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakaseke district COVID-19 task force has banned sand transporters and miners in a move aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19. Every day, at least 100 trucks transport sand from Kapeeka, Semuto, Kikamulo and Kito sub-counties in Nakaseke district. The sand is sold to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Amelia Kyambadde will this weekend visit the Uganda-Kenya Busia and Malaba borders as well as the Elegu border with South Sudan. She will travel to the borders to assess the situation of truck drivers awaiting to be tested …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Artistes across the creative value chain have lost at least sh150 billion in income in the last two months of the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The loss covers those in creation, production, distribution and marketing. According to the Ministry of Gender, Labour and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National COVID-19 Fund has received donations worth 28 billion Shillings since its establishment in response to the needs occasioned by an outbreak of coronavirus disease. The donations include cash, assorted food items, medical supplies, vehicles and other non-food items. According to a report presented …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community (EAC) countries are in discussions to harmonize procedure of testing for coronavirus among truck drivers in the region. This was revealed by the Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng revealed on Thursday. She said the proposal was made during a summit …