Epidemics Tracker

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has lifted the ban on public transport in Arua. In a letter dated July 10 addressed to the Resident City Commissioner Arua Nahori Oya and also the chairperson Arua district COVID-19 task force, the State Minister for Health Robinah Nabbanja, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 1,025 after 12 new cases were recorded on Saturday. The cases were from 2,292 samples that were tested yesterday. Seven were from truck drivers that were picked different points of entry- Malaba, Mirama …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to limit the number of people returning from abroad to only 300. This comes after more than 900 people who were stranded aboard due to the lockdown imposed due to the outbreak of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers at Arua hospital COVID-19 treatment centre have run out of protective gowns. According to the members of the district surveillance team, it’s now more than a month since they ran out of the much needed personal protective equipment to work at the …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A majority of Ugandan journalists failed to question the official narrative while covering the outbreak and management of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), a study by the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) says. Of the 2,620 stories written and published in the New Vision, …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports will not re-open schools until their counterparts in the health sector guarantee the safety of learners. State Minister for Higher Education John Chrysostom Muyingo says that despite increasing calls from both parents and school administrators for re-opening of …

    Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Water and Sewerage Corporation is struggling to collect payments from water bills that accumulated before and during COVID 19 lockdown. The utility company halted disconnections during the lockdown to maintain a constant flow of water at a time when Ugandans were …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 73% of students in higher institutions of learning have found the new learning methods employed during the lockdown harder than conventional studying methods. Several institutions switched from the four-walled classrooms and adopted remote collaboration tools and learning management systems after the …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu hospital is seeking help from UNICEF and World Vision to help build a centre to cater for children of COVID-19 patients. Six children are housed at the COVID-19 treatment centre at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital where their mothers are receiving treatment after testing positive …

Luanda, Angola | XINHUA |  Angola on Thursday suspended charging school fees in all public, co-financed and private education institutions during a period of national emergency due to COVID-19. The policy, which applies to all subsystems of education and vocational training, will be in force until classes are resumed in …