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Mentally sick patients sneak into Arua Covid-19 treatment centre

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two mentally sick people on Thursday gained access to the Covid-19 treatment centre at Arua Regional Referral Hospital sparking fear among health workers. In March, the management of Arua hospital resolved to relocate more than 20 mentally ill patients from the mental clinic to …

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U.S economy contracts 5% in Q1 in final estimate

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | U.S. economic activity in the first quarter (Q1) contracted at an annual rate of 5.0 percent in the third, or final estimate, unrevised from the second estimate, the U.S. Commerce Department reported Thursday. With the third estimate, an upward revision to nonresidential fixed investment was …

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Europe seeing resurgence of COVID-19: WHO

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The World Health Organization (WHO)’s repeated warning of a possible resurgence of COVID-19 in the European region has now become a reality, Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, said Thursday. “Last week, Europe saw an increase in weekly cases for the first time in months,” …

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