The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has said that the ban of political campaigns in selected districts could be lifted before the January 14th polls. On Saturday, the EC suspended campaign meetings of all categories of elections in 16 districts and cities in the country due to the …
Read More »Nawangwe faults gov’t on ventilator scarcity
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has expressed concern about the shortage of ventilators in the country. Ventilators normally helps to deal with acute respiratory failure for COVID-19 patients. According to health experts, at least five percent of the persons that have moderate to severe …
Read More »How Ugandans plan to celebrate new year’s eve
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For many Ugandans, 2020 was a ‘wasted’ year. Jobs were lost and millions of lives were at stake as COVID-19 ravaged the country and the entire world. But the year, that locked down many dreams, seems to finally be coming to an end as we …
Read More »UMA want treatment plan for COVID-19 positive health workers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association have asked the Ministry of health to put in place a treatment plan for front line health workers infected with COVID-19. According to the medics, many of their colleagues are infected with the disease while on duty either working in COVID-19 …
Read More »U.S. reports over 2 million child COVID-19 cases
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Over two million children in the United States have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to the latest data of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children’s Hospital Association. Nearly 179,000 new child COVID-19 cases were reported last …
Read More »President-elect Biden criticizes slow pace of vaccination in U.S.
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday criticized the current administration for the slower-than-expected pace of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination. “As I long feared and warned, the effort to distribute and administer the vaccine is not progressing as it should,” said Biden, who received his own …
Read More »Luweero churches opt for daytime year end festivities
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Churches in Luweero town council have resolved to hold the end year of prayers during daytime. This is to ensure that celebrations do not contravene the standard operating procedures that were set by the Ministry of Health to keep COVID-19 at bay. Over the years, …
Read More »Iran starts human trials of indigenous COVID-19 vaccine; Turkey’s tally tops 2.17 mln
Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | Iran on Tuesday started the human trials of its indigenous COVID-19 vaccine. Meanwhile, the tally of Turkey’s coronavirus cases surpassed 2.17 million after 15,805 new infections were added. CovIran Barekat, the first Iranian domestic vaccine for COVID-19, entered the stage of human trials, Hojjat …
Read More »Musician Eric Opoka agrees to improve Tumbiza song
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Musician Eric Opoka has agreed to produce an improved version of the “Tumbiza sound” song to encourage observance of the Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures- SOPs. Two weeks ago, the Ministry of Health asked the Uganda Communication Commission-UCC to ban the song on grounds that some of …
Read More »South African beer association opposes blanket alcohol ban
Johannesburg, S.A. | Xinhua | The Beer Association of South Africa (BASA) on Tuesday said while they understand the severity of the second wave of the COVID-19, they are against the banning of sales of alcohol. “The previous two alcohol bans had a devastating impact on the beer industry, with 7,400 …
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