Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has reduced the number of days COVID-19 positive patients will be admitted at treatment facilities. The days have been reduced from 18 to 12 according to the health ministry. When patients test negative for the disease after 10 days, they …
Read More »UNHCR expresses concern over COVID-19 outbreak in refugee settlement in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | UN Refugee Agency in Uganda on Saturday expressed concern after 22 aid workers and 72 refugees tested positive for COVID-19 in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in western Uganda. Rocco Nuri, a senior external relations officer of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said a team …
Read More »Police fire teargas in Kisoro to disperse MP Bitangaro’s supporters
Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kisoro on Saturday fired live bullets and teargas to disperse angry supporters of Bufumbira South County Member of Parliament Samuel Kwizera Bitangaro. Bitangaro who is currently being detained at Kisoro police station was arrested on Friday evening for allegedly holding a political …
Read More »Professor Balunywa calls for dialogue on reopening universities
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Business School (MUBS) Principal Waswa Balunywa wants the government to allow universities come up with their strategy on how to implement the Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) issued by the Ministry of Health so that universities can resume their operations. In March, President …
Read More »Health workers in Arua decry shortage of PPE
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers in Arua district have expressed concern about the lack of Personal Protective Equipment- PPEs. They argue that the shortage of the PPEs is exposing them to risks of contracting COVID-19. Healthcare workers rely on protective equipment to protect themselves and their patients from …
Read More »Kyenjojo district failed to utilize UGX 1.4Bn in 2019/2020 financial year
Kyenjojo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyenjojo District local government sent back 1.4 billion shillings to the treasury that was not utilized in the last financial year of 2019/2020. Addressing the district council that sat on Friday at the district headquarters, Kasiina the LCV Chairperson, William Kaija explained that the COVID-19 …
Read More »Bufumbira South MP arrested for holding campaign rally
Bufumbira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bufumbira South Member of Parliament Samuel Kwizera Bitangaro has been arrested for allegedly holding a political rally contrary to the Covid-19 preventive directives. Bitangaro was arrested from Nyarusiza Sub County on Friday evening by police under the command of Christopher Ruhunda, the Kisoro District …
Read More »ASEAN, China, Japan, S. Korea reaffirm commitment to actions against COVID-19 fallout
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Economic ministers from the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China, Japan and South Korea have reaffirmed their commitment to take collective actions in mitigating the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Attending the 23rd ASEAN Economic Ministers Plus Three Consultations …
Read More »COVID-19 pandemic affects mental health of millions of people: WHO chief
Geneva, Switzerland | XINHUA | The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the mental health of millions of people, in terms of the anxiety and fear it has caused, and disruption to mental health services. “For many people, the …
Read More »Research finds racial inequality as deadly as COVID-19 in U.S.
New York, US | XINHUA | Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, mortality among White people is still lower than the lowest recorded Black mortality in the United States, according to a research released this week. The research, published by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday, used …
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