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Tag Archives: COVID-19

114 Ugandans reject offer for repatriation from Rwanda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 114 Ugandans who were listed to be repatriated from Rwanda during the last batch of the exercise turned down the offer. The government a week ago started repatriating Ugandans who got stuck in Rwanda after the closure of borders which was declared in March …

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Parliament queries planned reopening of schools

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Minister of Education and Sports to immediately provide a clear plan of re-opening schools amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The directive followed a statement by the Minister of State for Higher Education John Chrysostom Muyingo about …

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UGANDA: 167 new COVID cases, with 5 deaths

UPDATE 🔺 September 23rd – new COVID-19 cases 167 🔺 Total confirmed cases 6,879. 🔹 Total Deaths: 69 🔸Total Recoveries: 2,961 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has today announced 167 new COVID-19 cases in Uganda. This brings the cumulative number of reported cases in the country to 6,879. According to …

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UNICEF urges safe reopening of schools in Africa to avert losses

Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | The UN children’s fund UNICEF on Tuesday called on governments across Eastern and Southern Africa to urgently and safely reopen schools, as the costs of continued school closures escalate across the region. According to UNICEF, only 13 out of 21 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa …

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