Tag Archives: COVID-19

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Payment of taxes by institutions providing education, tourism and agricultural services will be halted until December 31, 2020. The decision is part of the new Tax Procedures Code Amendment Bill, which was passed this evening by the Parliament. Under the Bill, the government sought …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Absa Bank Uganda and International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, have partnered to train over 300 Ugandan small and medium-sized enterprises to help them assess business risks, adapt their business models, and navigate the difficult operating environment caused by COVID-19 pandemic. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved a government proposal to exempt taxes from items used by medical workers in the treatment of COVID-19. Also exempted are materials and inputs used in the manufacture of equipment for the prevention, protection and treatment of COVID-19 patients. These include disposable …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several city schools have declined to take in additional candidates citing varied reasons. While reopening schools, the Education and Sports Ministry directed schools to admit scholars within their surroundings who wouldn’t wish to return to their former school because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health officials at Entebbe International Airport will no longer use the Quick Response (QR) codes on PCR COVID-19 test certificates to determine their authenticity, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA has revealed. A statement issued by UCCA says they have decided to drop the use of QR …

Omoro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Omoro District authorities have recommended mandatory pregnancy tests for primary seven candidates following the resumption of their classes after six months of closure.  The decision stems from the reported surge in the number of teenage pregnancies attributed to the prolonged lockdown imposed by the Government …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Ugandan Medical Experts have cautioned against the consideration of herd immunity as an option for curbing COVID-19. Similar to an argument by the World Health Organisation, they argue that the strategy is scientifically problematic. Herd immunity occurs when a large portion of a community (the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health (MOH) has started training health workers on risk communication and surveillance owing to general complacency on wearing masks and other Standard Operating Procedures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.  The group of over 200 people from 72 districts of East and …

Rome, Italy | XINHUA |    The European Union (EU) recovery fund should kick off as soon as in January to provide the necessary relief to the European economies hit by the COVID-19 crisis, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte urged on Tuesday. “In the European Council a few days ago, we …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament has approved a supplementary budget worth Shillings 3.729 trillion for the 2020/2021 financial year to cater for critical areas that are not covered for in the budget and an increase in the budgetary pressures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.    The supplementary comes just …