Tag Archives: COVID-19

Washington, US | XINHUA | Speakers at the 2020 Republican National Convention (RNC) on Tuesday night touted U.S. President Donald Trump’s pre-pandemic economic accomplishments, warning that key policies such as tax cuts could be reversed if a Democratic president is elected in November. Tax cuts, deregulation, “fair” trade deals and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mulago National Referral Hospital has stopped collecting COVID-19 samples. The hospital that has been collecting over 100 samples on a daily basis will only remain as an isolation and treatment facility for confirmed cases of the disease. The decision to stop sample collection services comes …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has advised the government to stop admitting each and every person who tests positive for COVID-19. Dr Frank Asiimwe, a urologist who is in charge of welfare in the association says only patients with severe and moderate symptoms should …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The GEMS Cambridge International School in Kampala is yet another non-medical causality of the COVID-19 lockdown after its management announced that they will close at the end of this year. The school which has been rendering services in the education sector since 2013 sees …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi leaders in Entebbe have started enforcing COVID-19 guidelines for taxis that ply Kampala-Entebbe road. The Ministry of Works and Transport on Monday warned it would shut down public transport again because of non-compliance with Covid-19 guidelines. Minister Katumba Wamala said that public commuter …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Broadcasting Corporation has reduced access to its Kampala office for both staff and members of the public after ten people at the media house tested positive for COVID-19. A statement issued today by the media house indicated that the cases were from …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | XINHUA | African businesses are shifting towards new technologies in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). The report, which was jointly published by the UNECA and the International Economics Consulting Ltd., …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has reechoed the need for government to open different sectors still under lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  She made the call during plenary on Tuesday afternoon as Parliament resumed business after a two weeks’ recess.  In her communication to …

United Nations | XINHUA | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for the recovery of tourism from COVID-19 in a sustainable way. “It is imperative that we rebuild the tourism sector. But it must be in a way that is safe, equitable and climate friendly,” said Guterres in a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private universities are stuck on whether or not to increase tuition as they move to embrace Open, Distance and E-Learning-ODEL system to ensure learning under the Covid-19 lockdown. The universities have made heavy investments in learning management systems, equipment and software purchases. Dr. Mouhamad …