Tag Archives: COVID-19

UNITED NATIONS, AMERICA | XINHUA |    UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for greater ambition to reverse biodiversity loss. Biodiversity and ecosystems are essential for human progress and prosperity. They are central to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and implementing the Paris Agreement on climate change, he told the …

Pader, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Pader District COVID-19 task force remains undecided on where to relocate COVID-19 patients currently occupying Kilak Corner Technical institute.  At least 90 students, among them 83 males and seven females all in their final year are expected to resume classes at Corner Kilak Technical institute …

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Regional Referral Hospitals across the country are struggling to manage surging COVID-19 cases without ample space in the wards and lack of Personal Protective equipment for health workers.        Uganda has far registered 8,017 COVID-19 cases and 75 deaths. Majority of these were …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Ugandans returning into the country without a valid health certificate showing that they tested negative for COVID-19 will be quarantined at their own cost. They will also be required to pay 240,000 Shillings for a COVID-19 test that will be undertaken by an approved laboratory. …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    Another 7,143 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, the highest daily total ever since the start of the pandemic in Britain, according to official figures released Tuesday. The newly confirmed infections brought the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 439,013, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Food and environment activists say you need to urgently find ways of avoiding food loss and waste or risk financial and environment losses.  The Minister of Agriculture, Vincent Sempijja and Food Agricultural Organization Country representative, Antonio Querido say it is high time that you rethink …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for further debt relief for poor and middle-income countries for them to respond to COVID-19. “I hope the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (of the Group of 20) will be extended and its scope expanded to all developing and …

The pandemic has eroded return on contributor’s savings Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s pension firm, National Social Security Fund, will pay low interest rates on contributor’s savings due to the impact of coronavirus pandemic. NSSF Managing Director, Richard Byarugaba, flanked by his deputy, Patrick Ayota, said on Sep.24 …

Agago, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Five Health Workers at Dr Ambrosoli Memorial Hospital Kalongo in Kalongo Town council, Agago district have tested positive for Covid-19. Dr Smart Okot, the Chief Executive Director of Dr Ambrosoli Memorial Hospital says the health workers are part of 250 staffs that underwent a test …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The COVID-19 Treatment facility in Mulago uses at least 120 full sets of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) every day, according to Dr Byarugaba Baterana, the Executive Director of the hospital. Dr Baterana was this morning receiving a consignment of PPE donation worth USD 25,000 from …