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Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP | The coronavirus pandemic has “destroyed” the rights of dying people, renowned Franco-Israeli sociologist Eva Illouz told AFP, lamenting the absence of meaningful human contact in many patients’ final days. “Think of a patient on a hospital bed: what do they see? They have no contact with …

UPDATE | UGANDA | #COVID19 ✳ 12,565 tested ✳ 55 confirmed cases ✳ 2 foreign (repatriated) ✳ 38 recoveries ✳ 17 active cases ✳ 0 deaths SOURCE: MOH Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kenyan cargo truck driver who tested positive for COVID-19 on Sundaty has been intercepted in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan health specialists have downplayed fears that the African continent will be wiped out by coronavirus –COVID-19. They say that a number of countries, Uganda inclusive have already put in place enough mechanisms to reverse the havoc that the deadly virus would wreck on …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | As parents continue to stay home with their children during the country’s coronavirus lockdown, schools have taken to social media, television stations and print media to pass on learning materials to learners. Top schools are sending holiday work via Whatsapp groups for parents to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Another truck driver tested positive for COVID-19, bringing to four the number of truck drivers who have tested positive for the viral disease. The latest case is a 27-year-old Kenyan truck driver who entered Uganda through Malaba border on Sunday. He is part of …

    Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday inspected the extent of damage caused by a 16-acre floating island that partly blocked Nalubale Bridge and also moved towards the dam causing a power blackout. “Concerted efforts from NEMA, UPDF, National Fisheries Research Institute, UNRA, MAAIF …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An additional six patients have been discharged from Mulago Specialised Hospital after fully recovering from Coronavirus disease -COVID-19. The patients have tested negative on two different occasions after treatment. The Ministry of Health Spokesperson Emmanuel Ainebyona says that another two patients were discharged …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Foreign Affairs Ministry has rubbished a proposal by Kyandondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi to repatriate Ugandans and Africans stuck in China. In a letter dated 15th of April addressed to the Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda, Kyagulanyi said he has partnered with …

COMMENT | Onyango Owor | It is no news that COVID-19 has rapidly spread across the world with the World Health Organization reporting more than 130,885 deaths globally.   In these unprecedented times, how you protect yourself and your business from the legal implication of a virus with no vaccine should be …

#Uganda ✳ 11,332 tested ✳ 55 confirmed cases ✳ 3 foreign (repatriated) ✳ 28 recoveries ✳ 27 active cases ✳ 0 deaths Malaba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A fourth truck driver tested positive for the Coronavirus COVID-19 Sunday, as Uganda intensified screening to control the spread of the pandemic …