Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has listed 59 commercial buildings that are not observing standard operating procedures for the management and control of COVID-19. The Minister in charge of Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs Betty Amongi told journalists earlier today that the city task force had inspected …
Read More »COVID-19: 90% of Kampala cases used a taxi before infection
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 90% of Kampala’s record 175 COVID-19 cases have reported using public transport and the taxi park. The other key of source of infection, according to a statement from Kampala Capital City Authority, are offices, workshops and arcades, due to noncompliance to …
Read More »African countries urged to promote a safe return to school
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT School closures implemented to protect students from COVID-19 are hurting them in other ways, while the long-term impact of this disruption to education could create a lost generation in Africa, two UN agencies have said. The World Health Organization (WHO) and (UNICEF) urged governments on the …
Read More »Experts voice concerns over U.S. inaction in assisting Africa amid pandemic
Beijing, China | XINHUA | Experts have voiced concerns over the U.S.’ inaction in joining the international community to help Africa amid the pandemic, the continent hit hardest by COVID-19. “The U.S. has basically been missing in action on the global front, which is very heartbreaking for me to see,” …
Read More »U.S. politicians urged to stop “despicable performance”
Beijing, China | XINHUA | China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday urged certain U.S. politicians to stop dragging China into its election campaigns, and stop their “despicable performance.” The ministry’s spokesperson Zhao Lijian said this at a routine press briefing in response to recent remarks by Director of Trade and Manufacturing …
Read More »WHO urges safe reopening of schools in Africa amid COVID-19 risks
Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged African countries to put solid COVID-19 prevention measures in place before embarking on reopening of learning institutions. WHO said in a statement released in Nairobi that reopening of schools in the Sub-Saharan African region should be accompanied by …
Read More »COVID-19: Three deaths, record 94 new cases
The 94 new cases as follows: 🔺 53 alerts ✳ 51 from Kampala ✳ 1 from Wakiso ✳ 1 from Buvuma 🔺 33 contacts to previously confirmed cases: ✳ 21 from Kampala 🔺 1 returnee: ✳ 1 from Kenya 🔺 7 truck drivers ***** 🔺 3 deaths (total now 19) ******* 🔺14 foreign …
Read More »Uganda’s economic outlook remains uncertain
Bank of Uganda is optimistic the economy will recover amidst challenges Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Can Uganda’s economy recover at a much needed speed amidst threats posed by COVID-19? This is the question that the Bank of Uganda technical managers seem to be pondering with as they keep …
Read More »Market vendors cold as COVID-19 research lists them most-at-risk populations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT With her one-year-old baby stuck on the breast, Ritah Nakamya rises from a wooden stool behind her tomatoes, carrots and onions stall, to attend to me. Nakamya is one of the vendors in Kalerwe, an often crowded fresh foods market in Kampala. She only returned to …
Read More »10 more people test positive for COVID-19 in Kyangwali refugee settlement
Kikube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT Ten more refugees in Kyangwali Refugee settlement area in Kikuube district have tested positive for COVID-19. Dr Nicholas Kwikiriza, the Kikuube District Health Officer –DHO says the confirmed cases are contacts of the Congolese national who succumbed to the pandemic on August 8, 2020, in the …
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