COVID-19 Updates

Kibaale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 25-year-old man in Kibaale district has reportedly committed suicide after testing positive for COVID-19. The deceased is Joseph Ahaisibwe, a resident of Kibingo village, Bwamiramira sub county in Kibaale district. He reportedly committed suicide by hanging on Tuesday evening. According to information obtained by …

  Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 33 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Mbale district in less than a fortnight. The patients died between June 18th and 29th, 2021. According to health officials, 32 victims died in the Intensive Care Unit of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital while one …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | American biotechnology company Moderna said Tuesday its COVID-19 vaccine showed promise in a lab setting against coronavirus variants, including the highly contagious Delta variant first identified in India. The results came from vitro neutralization studies of sera from eight participants one week after they received the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has revised the Covid-19 testing period for travelers to and out of Uganda. According to the ministry, effective July 3, the travellers arriving or departing from Uganda will have to present a negative PCR COVID-19 test certificate issued within 72 hours …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community-EAC Council of Ministers has tabled the budget estimates for the 2021/2022 financial year totaling US$91,784,296. The budget theme: Economic Recovery through Industrialization and Inclusive Growth, aims to focus on the policymakers, implementers and legislators at a time the COVID-19 pandemic had …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu Regional Referral Hospital is struggling to save the lives of patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) due to inconsistent power supply and lack of oxygen. Gulu city has been experiencing persistent power outages since 2013, which has greatly affected the operations of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 40 member taskforce that will oversee the country’s COVID-19 interventions has been unveiled. The taskforce which has been established at the national and regional level was unveiled on Tuesday by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among in a press conference at Parliament. The …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Gulu city are on spot for stigmatizing COVID-19 patients undergoing home-based care treatment. The latest report from Gulu District Health Office indicates that a total of 419 COVID-19 patients are undergoing home-based care, while 37 and 14 are in severer condition at St. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has released a list of the groups of people who will benefit from the Covid-19 relief cash. While announcing the second lockdown to control the spread of Covid-19, President Yoweri Museveni said that his government was going to support vulnerable people whose income …

Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Ongica and Atigolwok parishes in Chegere sub county in Apac district have destroyed hundreds of pawpaw trees for fear that they could be carriers of the coronavirus pandemic. According to sources, about 2,000 residents descended on the pawpaw trees, cut them down on …