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Health ministry officials will be visiting some of the laboratories that issued fake Covid-19 results Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State House Health Monitoring Unit has opened investigations into laboratories that issue fake COVID-19 test results. This comes after several travelers at Entebbe International Airport were blocked after it was …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has deferred payment of Covid-19 emergency relief cash for a total of 691 beneficiaries in Kitgum municipality. Some 3,675 people were registered within the municipality to get the 100,000 Shillings cash relief for those whose daily earnings were affected by the 42 days …

Poor countries have vaccinated 1 percent of their population Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | As the global vaccination campaign against COVID-19 is getting underway, the competition between rich and poor countries would be lopsided, according to a recent report of U.S. media. Poor countries have vaccinated 1 percent of their population, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja tabled before Parliament a list of beneficiaries who have received the Covid-19 relief cash. The beneficiaries are from Kawempe Division, Nakawa Division, and Gulu City. She said that the list was meant to ensure accountability and transparency. The list was then …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has received a five billion Shillings donation from Denmark to assist in the implementation of the Covid-19 resurgence response plan. The grant from Denmark will be managed by the World Health Organisation and used to support district coordination of the disease. The money is …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has today issued an Investment license and made available five acres of land in Soroti Industrial Park to enable Prof. Patrick Ogwang set up a Jena Herbals Ltd-factory. “Our focus is on supporting local investors. We believe that our …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A senior aide to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a White House official, both fully vaccinated, have tested positive for coronavirus after attending an event together, media reported on Tuesday. “Yesterday, a fully vaccinated White House official tested positive for COVID-19 off-campus,” the White House …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The fake COVID-19 vaccines that were given to over 800 people were 99 percent water, according to the State House Health Monitoring Unit. According to analytical results from the Government Analytical Laboratory and the National Drug Authority, the water that was put in the vials …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mufti of Uganda, His Eminence Sheikh Shaban Ramathan Mubajje has criticized the distribution of the Covid-19 relief cash by the government. This was carried in his address during Eid Aduha prayers at Gaddafi National Mosque in Kampala. Moslems today across the world celebrate Eid …

London, UK | Xinhua | England has lifted almost all its remaining COVID-19 restrictions on Monday, according to its roadmap out of lockdown. As the number of daily infections continues to rapidly increase, the final stage of easing coronavirus restrictions came with a note of caution. FREEDOM DAY This Monday is …