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Masaka PWD groups find solace in making face shields

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The emergence of the global coronavirus pandemic could turn into fortunes to Persons with Disabilities in Masaka district who have started making face-shields, a type of protective gear used to stop the transmission of the disease. The group had initially set out as environmental …

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UGANDA: Nine new COVID-19 cases, total at 741

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen to 741 after nine new cases were confirmed by the Ministry of Health from samples drawn on Wednesday. Five of the cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases from Kyotera and Amuru districts, while four of …

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Gov’t names quarantine centres for returnees

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health has gazetted 37 centres, where Ugandans returning from abroad will be quarantined.  The government is making arrangements for the return of 2,400 Ugandans who were stranded following travel restrictions due to coronavirus disease -COVID-19. According to the Ministry of Health, the Ugandans will return …

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WHO cautions against using dexamethasone for mild COVID-19 cases

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The World Health Organization (WHO) has hailed the news that a common steroid, dexamethasone, can potentially help save the lives of patients with severe cases of COVID-19, but it warned that it is by no means a cure-all.   Early findings suggest that for hospitalized coronavirus …

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Equities rise further as recovery hopes offset second wave fears

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Stock markets extended gains Wednesday, although wins were far more modest than the strong rally seen in the previous session, as traders weighed coronavirus treatment and economic recovery hopes against fears of a second wave of COVID-19. In afternoon trading, London and Frankfurt were both up around half a percentage point, …

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Gov’t asked to pay health workers who lost jobs during lockdown

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council has asked the government to pay salaries for private hospital staff who were laid off during the COVID-19 lockdown. The council made the statements while appearing before Parliament’s National Economy Committee to discuss the effects of COVID-19 …

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