Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked village leaders to spearhead the enforcement of presidential guidelines on the prevention of COVID-19. Kadaga, who was speaking at the launch of the distribution of government face masks in Kamuli district on Saturday said that most …
Read More »South Africans mark Mandela Day with focus on fighting COVID-19
Cape Town, South Africa | XINHUA | South Africans on Saturday marked the Nelson Mandela International Day with a focus on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The best way to mark the event was to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, the government said, appealing to the public to continue observe social …
Read More »Fans might return to stadiums in England in October
London, UK | XINHUA | Fans could return to stadiums in England in October if pilot events go well, announced the British government on Friday. All mass gatherings have been suspended here since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic before snooker, football, cricket and a few elite sport events resumed …
Read More »COVID-19 threatens to exacerbate conflict, humanitarian crises: WHO chief
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | COVID-19 threatens to exacerbate many issues the world is facing, such as years of conflict and other humanitarian crises, the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday, while calling for continuity of essential health services. Although COVID-19 has rightly captured the world’s …
Read More »Mukono friendship village in despair as lockdown shakes crafts market
Mukono , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Families of women operating in friendship village, a crafts market in Mukono district are struggling to survive after many of their activities were destabilised by the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown. The village started in 2007 with about 133 houses headed by women living with HIV. …
Read More »Ugandans developed phobia for Mulago hospital due to COVID – Dr Baterana
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of people seeking medical services from Mulago Hospital has drastically reduced during the COVID-19 lockdown. According to Dr Byarugaba Baterana, the executive director of the hospital, many Ugandans developed a phobia for the facility upon learning that it was treating COVID-19 patients. Baterana …
Read More »COVID-19 patients blocked from fleeing Jinja hospital isolation centre
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police were heavily deployed at the Jinja Regional Referral Hospital as COVID-19 patients attempted to flee from the isolation centre. The patients were protesting the poor living conditions at the centre, late meals, poor sanitation and delayed results. The patients further challenged the absence of …
Read More »Here’s why Uganda needs special oversight mechanisms for COVID-related guidelines
COMMENT | Crispin Kaheru | It is increasingly clear that Uganda will head to the polls in 2021 despite some calls for the postponement of the elections until when THE COVID-19 pandemic wanes. In principle, elections thrive on three fundamental elements (call them liberties) The first is Freedom of movement (mobility), which …
Read More »UN chief calls for renewed multilateralism beyond COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a strengthened and renewed multilateralism as the world is striving to respond and recover from COVID-19. “As we strive to respond and recover, we must re-examine many longstanding assumptions and reconsider the approaches that have led us …
Read More »IMF chief urges further policy agility, action for next phase of COVID-19 crisis
Washington, US | XINHUA | As many countries gradually reopen their economies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has called for further action to support a resilient recovery. “Many countries are gradually reopening, even as the (COVID-19) pandemic remains with us,” Georgieva wrote in a blog published …
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