Epidemics Tracker

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventy five patients succumbed to Covid-19 between May 21 and July 11 at Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital, a, average of three deaths every two days. In the first wave, that is between March 21, 2020 to  end  of April,  1,393 patients  were handled at …

New Delhi, India | Xinhua | Authorities in Delhi Saturday allowed further relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions across the Indian capital region, saying that from July 26 metro and buses will run at full capacity, while cinemas will reopen at half capacity. The order issued by Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) …

London, UK | Xinhua | The United States is facing “the pandemic of the unvaccinated” amid a national surge of new COVID-19 infections, according to a report published in The Guardian. At least 99 percent of those in the United States who died of COVID-19 in the last six months …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The benefits of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine far outweigh its potential risks amid an ongoing review of reports of a rare neurological disorder, according to an advisory panel to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday. There have been 8.1 …

Brazzaville, Congo | Xinhua | Africa’s third wave of COVID-19 pandemic is at a crossroads, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Thursday at an online press conference. As the rate of new cases fell by less than two percent over the past week, driven by a sharp drop in …

London, UK | Xinhua | A new research conducted in Britain has found that a coronavirus related to SARS-CoV 2 that causes COVID-19 in humans has been detected in British horseshoe bats, according to a report published in Indian English daily “Mint” Tuesday. The research team said that bats will almost …

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 …