Tag Archives: COVID-19

Geneva, Switzerland |  XINHUA |  A COVID-19 variant first identified in India has been found in 44 countries with a possible presence in five more, and is believed to be resistant to certain antibodies, including from vaccines, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday. The variant, named B1617 and informally …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The number of people receiving the covid-19 vaccine in Hoima district has increased in the last week.  Hoima district received 5,230 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in March.    Dr Lawrence Tumusiime, the Hoima District Health Officer- DHO says initially when they started rolling …

    London, UK |  XINHUA | British Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday announced a series of bills as the British government pledged to “level up” the country while recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking from the House of Lords, the upper house of the British Parliament, the Queen said in …

Supported by earnings on deposits, loans, fees and commission Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Tier II lender, PostBank Uganda has reported an increase in profit after tax from Shs8.3bn in 2019 to Shs10bn in 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. According to its financial results released on May 03, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |   The Health Ministry has spent over seven hundred million shillings to test guests for COVID-19 as President Museveni takes oath  for a sixth term in office. URN has learnt that the over 4000  guests at the ceremony were subjected to tests as per the COVID-19 …

  Chicago, USA |  XINHUA |  U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday authorized the emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents aged 12-15 for the prevention of COVID-19 vaccine caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The FDA has determined that Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine has …

   Brussels, Belgium |  XINHUA |  The contract between the European Union (EU) and vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca is valid until all COVID-19 doses set in the contract have been delivered, said a EU spokesperson on Monday. “The contract remains in force until the last doses are delivered,” said Stefan de …

 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 …