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Tag Archives: COVID-19

Yoga spotted as ideal to ease COVID anxiety

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  As the global outbreak of COVID-19 has upended lives across the world, a rise in conditions including depression and anxiety have been seen as people adapt to lifestyle changes. Medics have observed that public health actions, such as social distancing, can make people feel isolated …

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Kampala markets abandon COVID-19 control measures

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Markets across Kampala have abandoned the standard operating procedures, that were set as a condition to allow them to operate amidst the COVID-19 threat.        Although city Markets had adapted to the guidelines, earlier during the lockdown, a number of them have abandoned …

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Gulu blood bank struggles to raise blood amidst shortage

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Gulu Regional Blood Bank is struggling to raise enough blood for hospitals and health centres in the region amidst the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown. At least 75 per cent of the blood units in the bank used to be collected from schools and other learning institutions. …

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Local govt’s struggling to absorb funds as financial year ends

Ngora, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Local governments in Teso region are struggling to utilize the funds budgeted for during the 2019/2020 financial year as a result of interruption in the implementation of various planned activities by the COVID-19 lockdown.  The performance in local governments was affected when districts downscaled their …

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Kitgum COVID-19 quarantine centres run out of food supply

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The three designated COVID-19 quarantine centres in Kitgum district as part of the measures to curtail the spread of the deadly pandemic have run out of food supply. The centres established at Padwong Health Centre III, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Kitgum General Hospital are …

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Gulu hospital seeks new incinerator for COVID-19 waste

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Gulu Regional Referral Hospital is seeking for a mini clinical laboratory and new incinerator for disposing of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) healthcare waste. Some of the infectious waste include used face masks; syringes, hand gloves, blades, medicinal wastes, and other associated wastes arising from services produced …

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