Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for efforts to build sustainable cities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a video message for the launch of his policy brief on COVID-19 and cities, Guterres said urban areas are ground zero of the pandemic, with 90 percent …
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Washington, US | XINHUA | Chinese virologist Shi Zhengli hit back at speculations that SARS-CoV-2 responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic was leaked from her lab, calling for more science-based cooperation, rather than slander, to find treatments and vaccines. “We have done bat virus surveillance in Hubei Province for many years, …
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Namisindwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Namisindwa district quarantine center at Magale secondary school is overwhelmed by the high number of Covid-19 suspects. The quarantine center which was planned for only 100 people is currently home to 179 suspects. Ninety seven (97) of the suspects are contacts of Eunice Chimatala, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has been nominated NRM national chairman and presidential flag-bearer for the 2021 elections. Museveni, who is the Chairman of the ruling party, was confirmed by NRM Elections chief Dr Tanga Odoi, soon after he arrived NRM Secretariat for nomination just after 11am. “I …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pioneer hospital, a private health facility in Arua city has been sealed off just a day after one of the patients tested positive for Covid19. The decision has also affected the Annex of the same facility in Ediofe area. Over 30 people including Health workers, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of Ugandans who are still receiving treatment for COVID-19 has risen to 146, after 13 new cases were registered yesterday. According to results released by the ministry of health this morning, the 13 new cases were part of 1,812 samples that were tested …
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Uganda’s scientists, researchers join race Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Uganda is among countries where researchers are working to develop a safe and effective vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Prof. Pontiano Kaleebu, the director of Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), says they are looking at two …
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Jerusalem, Israel | XINHUA | Israeli researchers have found that low levels of vitamin D in the blood is associated with an increased risk of contracting coronavirus, Leumit Health Services and Bar Ilan University (BIU) in central Israel said on Sunday. In a comprehensive study, published in the journal FEBS, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has received a USD 31.6m (116.7 billion shillings) loan from the African Development Fund (ADF) to help in the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In a statement sent out on Sunday afternoon, the ADF, which is a concessional funding arm of the …
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Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | Over 50 percent of Kenyans who have died from COVID-19 have non-communicable diseases (NCD), an official said on Saturday. Rashid Aman, Chief Administrative Secretary in the Ministry of Health said that a study revealed that people with pre-existing conditions have high chances of contracting the …
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