Tag Archives: COVID-19

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union (EU) delegation in Uganda has announced a grant of 8.35 billion Shillings (Euros 2 million) towards the country’s COVID-19 pandemic response. Ambassador Attilio Pacifici, the Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Uganda made the revelation to Uganda Radio …

Washington, United States | AFP |  The United States does not need more widespread lockdowns to bring its COVID-19 outbreak under control, despite the fact that the national daily infection rate has stayed flat, leading government expert Anthony Fauci said Thursday. Speaking to AFP, the physician-scientist added he was optimistic the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bankers’ Association has said that commercial banks have restructured loans to a tune of 2.02 trillion Shillings as a result of the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on businesses. According to the Association’s Executive Director Wilbrod Owor, in the first month of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Bankers’ Association has said that commercial banks have restructured loans to a tune of 2.02 trillion Shillings as a result of the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on businesses. According to the Association’s Executive Director Wilbrod Owor, in the first month of restructuring, …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The World Health Organization said Thursday that a few hundred million COVID-19 vaccine doses could be produced by the end of the year — and be targeted at those most vulnerable to the virus. The UN health agency said it was working on that assumption, with …

Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | As coronavirus cases accelerate in Africa, those who recover from the virus find that their struggle is not over as denial of the disease and stigmatisation run deep across the continent. People who have been treated for COVID-19 say they are ostracised in their communities, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital has today discharged 44 patients who have recovered from the coronavirus (COVID-19). This is the second biggest number of recovered patients being discharged in a day from one facility since Uganda recorded its first case on March 21. On Monday, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bank of Uganda (BoU) has warned that the rate at which Uganda’s public debt is increasing is a cause for worry as the country now hits 53 trillion Shillings in debt. BoU Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile issued the warning on Thursday while appearing before …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six people have been locked up in Masaka district quarantine centre after allegedly sneaking out of the COVID-19 red-flag areas of Kyotera district. The suspects were apprehended by security personnel at Makonzi landing site in Bukakata sub-county. Herman Ssentongo, the chairperson of the Masaka …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN |  Makerere University has released the official admission lists for government sponsored students for A ‘ Level applicants for the academic year 2020/2021. The courses listed are tenable at Makerere University and Makerere University Business School (MUBS) respectively. (See lists below) Also released …