Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | Working as a motorbike taxi rider in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, Joseph Musau knows at least three acquaintances who have contracted COVID-19. It was not until recently did he realize that COVID-19 was spreading at a faster speed in his country, where it took three months for …
Read More »WHO chief urges U.S. to reconsider withdrawal decision
Geneva, Switzerland | XINHUA | The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said that the COVID-19 pandemic can not be defeated in a divided world, and he hopes the United States will “reconsider its position” on the decision to withdraw from the organization. “Now it’s time to work …
Read More »70- year-old succumbs to COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Another Ugandan has succumbed to Covid-19 bringing the number of deaths to six. The deceased is a male Ugandan aged 70-year and resident of Nateete in Kampala, according to the Health Ministry. A statement from Ministry of Health shows that the deceased was taken to …
Read More »Standard Chartered Bank donates Shs74m medical equipment to Mubende Hospital
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Standard Chartered Bank in partnership with Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI) has made a donation of Personal Protective Equipment worth Shs 74 million to Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. The donation aims to support the community in the fight against COVID 19, officials said. The PPEs …
Read More »Six contacts of Namisindwa COVID-19 victim test positive
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six contacts of the first COVID-19 death in Namisindwa district have tested positive for the virus and were already under quarantine. According to a statement from the Ministry of Health, another Ugandan of Indian origin and a resident of Kibuli in Kampala tested positive …
Read More »Chinese American organization donates 850,000 N95 masks to communities in need
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The Committee of 100 (C100), a non-profit U.S. leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans from different fields, announced on Wednesday a donation of 850,000 N95 masks to healthcare workers in underserved communities in the United States. The donation, valued at more than 3 million U.S. …
Read More »Sweden’s minister attributes “better than expected” Q2 GDP results to loose pandemic policies
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Sweden’s economy shrank by 8.6 percent in the second quarter (Q2) of this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Statistics Sweden (SCB) said Wednesday. Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson attributed this “better than expected” results partly to the country’s less strict lockdown policies. SCB said the …
Read More »AU warns cost of COVID-19 pandemic could be long-lasting in Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | XINHUA | The impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the African continent could be long-lasting, a senior African Union (AU) Commission official stressed on Wednesday. “The consequences of the pandemic could be long-lasting,” an AU statement issued on Wednesday quoted Smail Chergui, AU Commissioner for …
Read More »IMF forecasts modest narrowing in current account imbalances in 2020
Washington, US | XINHUA | Global current account surpluses and deficits narrowed in 2019, and the COVID-19 pandemic could narrow the imbalances further in 2020, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its annual External Sector Report released on Tuesday. In 2019, the global current account balance, the absolute sum …
Read More »New vaccine design strategy holds promise for COVID-19: study
San Francisco, US | XINHUA | A team of researchers has developed a new vaccine design strategy that could confer improved immunity against certain viruses, including those that cause AIDS, the flu, and COVID-19, according to a report released by the University of Washington Medicine (UW Medicine) on Tuesday. Using this …
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