Tag Archives: COVID-19

Lira, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   With just two days left to the much-anticipated school reopening dates, government-aided schools across the country are stuck, with no money to put in place the required facilities for implementing COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures.  Even though the government was ‘chest-thumping’ that it had released …

Sironko, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Alex Burundo, the Member of Parliament for Bulambuli County has been granted bail.   Burundo on Monday appeared before the Grade One Magistrate at Sironko Magistrates court on charges of committing an act likely to spread an infectious disease.    Burundo was arrested on Saturday in Sironko town …

Wakiso, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Wakiso district educationists office has deployed a big task of inspecting a total of 3187 primary and secondary schools before they resume studies come Thursday this week. Each government (UPE) school is also receiving 1.5 million shillings cash to purchase specific requirements. The Wakiso …

Buvuma, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Buvuma District Police headquarter has suspended operations after 10 suspects tested positive for COVID-19.  The suspects, who were transported to Mulago Hospital on Monday arrested on Friday for different charges.  They were supposed to be arraigned before the Grade I Magistrates court on Monday. …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The Ministry of Finance is seeking to add another 390 billion Shillings to the supplementary request of 3.426 trillion Shillings currently before the Parliamentary committee. The request puts the supplementary budget at 3.853 trillion Shillings.   The first supplementary is to finance a classified budget …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Hostel Owners around Kyambogo University have opposed the University demand of carrying forward hostel fees of Semester two to cater for the remaining period on re-opening this week. According to Elli Katunguka the Vice Chancellor Kyambogo University, the management negotiated with some hostel owners …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Using the principle of the so-called “herd immunity” to stem the COVID-19 pandemic is “unethical” and not an option, countries should pursue to defeat the virus, the head of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned.  Herd immunity occurs when a large …

London, UK | XINHUA |    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced a new three-level COVID-19 alert system that will be implemented across England, with Liverpool moved to the highest tier as the level being decided according to local infection rates. Outlining the new strategy, Johnson said it simplify …

Uganda Securities Exchange tells manufacturers recovering from COVID-19 pandemic stress Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS  BUSINGE | As manufacturers weather the tough times caused by COVID-19 lockdown and related restrictions, executives at the Uganda Securities Exchange say, doors are open for raising capital to reboot business activities. Speaking on behalf of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  As schools prepare to re-open, the list of requirements that learners in private schools will have to report with has exponentially grown due to COVID-19 related standard operating procedures. This comes as private schools will have to implement a number of health measures like …