Tag Archives: COVID-19

 Athens, Greece |  XINHUA |  Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday called for waiving intellectual property rights protected by patents for COVID-19 vaccines in order to speed up production to assist countries in need. “The health crisis has highlighted more than anything the need for joint action to address …

But, it recorded positive growth in assets and customer deposits amidst coronavirus pandemic threat Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Standard Chartered Bank has reported a dip in profit after tax by 42% from Shs124bn in 2019 to Shs72bn in 2020, according to its financial results released on Apr.29. Overall …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health has said only travellers that have been fully vaccinated will not need to under go a COVID-19 tests on arrival into the country. According to a statement released by the Health Ministry today, only people who are fully vaccinated will …

 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  XINHUA |  Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday expanded its movement control to the whole country till June following the recent spike of the COVID-19 cases in the country. COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka topped 125,000 with 2,672 new cases reported a day earlier, the …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The public has been cautioned against violating guidelines that were put in place to control the spread of COVID-19. Such guidelines include, among others, a nighttime curfew which starts at 9 pm. and runs until 5.30 am, every day. However, although the curfew was …

London UK |  XINHUA |  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has invited the leaders of the devolved nations to a summit on how “Team UK” can recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, local media reported Sunday. The latest development came after Scotland’s First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has spent over 1 billion shillings to hire two tents being used for plenary sessions due to covid-19 restrictions. In March last year, Parliament sittings were shifted from the main chambers to the parking lot to observe the COVID-19 standard operating procedures. The legislature has …

Rubirizi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rubirizi Resident District Commissioner Harriet Nakamya has closed Maria Sedes Sapientiae Kindergarten School for flouting the Covid-19 standard operating procedures. The school had opened to other lower classes including the nursery section contrary to the guidelines set by the Ministry of Education. In February, the Cabinet …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | The German government has rejected the U.S. proposal to waive patent rights on COVID-19 vaccines, Minister of Health Jens Spahn told journalists on Friday. Spahn said that as an innovation hub, Germany had an interest in protecting intellectual property rights. The United States has proposed that pharmaceutical …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Several private schools in Kampala, Mukono and Wakiso districts have revised the payment mode for their teachers, as they struggle to keep afloat after the COVID-19 uncertainty. Teachers who sought anonymity told URN that the schools are paying them as low as 2,000 Shillings for …