Airlines in all regions are expected to record negative operating income in 2020 Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Coronavirus pandemic nearly brought the aviation industry on its knees, with thousands of flights banned in many countries around the world, but it is picking up again. Several airlines including, Uganda …
Read More »Gulu task force, clinical school disagree over relocation of COVID-19 patients
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu City Resident Commissioner, Maj Santo Okot Lapolo has disagreed with the Management of Gulu College of Health Sciences over the relocation of COVID-19 patients. The college with over 900 students operates two campuses; one is adjacent to Gulu Regional Referral Hospital and another at …
Read More »India’s COVID-19 tally surpasses 6 million, vaccine expected early next year
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | India’s COVID-19 tally is steeply rising, surpassing 6 million on Monday, while the country’s Health Minister Harsh Vardhan pinned hopes on the development of the first vaccine by early next year. “Research to develop a vaccine is being done expeditiously. There are at least three …
Read More »Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 1 mln — Johns Hopkins University
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Global COVID-19 deaths reached the grim milestone of 1 million on Monday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. The global death toll rose to 1,000,555, with a total of more than 33.2 million cases worldwide as of …
Read More »80% of COVID-19 deaths had diabetes – MOH
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has said that 80 per cent of the people who have succumbed to COVID-19 were battling diabetes. As of Monday, Uganda had recorded 75 deaths as a result of COVID-19. Dr Gerald Mutungi, who heads the Non- Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Division …
Read More »Lithuania, France to “move forward together”: Macron
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Lithuania has made huge progress in the two decades since the last official visit by Jacques Chirac in 2001, visiting President Emmanuel Macron said here on Monday, referring to one of his predecessors. “Thank you for the warm welcome during this difficult time. We try …
Read More »URC not ready to resume commuter train six months after suspension
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Railway Corporation (URC) has said it is not yet ready to resume passenger train services due to ongoing works to ensure observing the COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures. The passenger train service was shut down in March this year following the outbreak of COVID-19, …
Read More »Omoro district moves COVID-19 quarantine center to Don Bosco Atede Secondary School
Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Omoro district COVID-19 taskforce has moved it’s quarantine center from Opit Secondary School to Don Bosco Atede Secondary School. Since schools will reopen on October 15th after the COVID-19 lockdown, the taskforce opted to shift to give room to management of Opit Secondary School …
Read More »Mao wins again in DP
But what is a party without its faithful? Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | What would the Democratic Party (DP) National Delegates Conference held in Gulu on Sept. 19-20 have been like if its powerful members; those who oppose party president Norbert Mao, had attended? It’s an interesting question but …
Read More »U.S. House speaker says there’s chance to reach agreement on COVID-19 relief package
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that there’s a chance she and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin could reach an agreement on the next COVID-19 relief package. “I trust Secretary Mnuchin to represent something that can reach a solution and I believe we can …
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