Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Political players and commentators have described as impractical, illegal, biased and in bad faith, the pronouncement by the Electoral Commission to ban open-air campaigns in the run-up to the 2021 general elections. Electoral Commission chairman Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama announced on Tuesday that in …
Read More »Experts explain why strict hand hygiene couldn’t be sustained
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With the zeal of hand washing going down months into coronavirus disease transmission in the country, experts have stated that it was inevitable as people were only acting in shock following announcements of a strange killer disease. Hand hygiene alone is touted as having …
Read More »OPM resolves ‘conflict’ between Health Ministry, Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has embarked on a process to mend the relationship between Makerere University and the Ministry of Health whose officials are reportedly fighting over COVID-19 cash. The process started with a crisis meeting presided over by the …
Read More »Five COVID-19 patients discharged from Mbarara hospital
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five patients who have recovered from COVID-19 have been discharged from Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. The discharged patients include three who were transferred from Kasensero in Kyotera district and two cases from Isingiro district. Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital Director Dr Celestine Barigye said that …
Read More »Truck drivers making stop overs in ungazetted places along Kampala-Gulu highway
Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Luweero town council are alarmed by truck drivers plying along Kampala-Gulu highway who continue to make stop overs in ungazetted places amidst spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Trade and Transport National taskforce sub-committee on COVID-19 gazetted seclusion and health break points …
Read More »Amuru district gets UGX 400m for COVID-19 fight
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance has allocated 400 million shillings to Amuru district to aid in the fight against COVID-19 in the district. The allocation comes at a time when the district taskforce had for long been crying for more funds from the central government. Geoffrey …
Read More »Medical teams at lower health centers exposed to COVID-19
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical teams at lower level health centres in Masaka district are at risk of contracting the contagious Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) due to the absence of safety gear. The lower health centres have registered an increase in the number of patients in recent weeks, due to …
Read More »The fake pandemic news
Bending its curve starts with the simple act of you not sharing junk health news that pops up in your feed COMMENT | PHILIP N. HOWARD | Would you believe that the coronavirus was developed by a government to weaken its foreign rivals? Or that “patriots” created it to …
Read More »Uganda railways corporation needs UGX 93 Bn to mitigate COVID-19 effects
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Railway Corporation (URC) is seeking 93.5 Billion shillings to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on the sub sector and also repair and maintain its assets. URC led by their Managing Director Charles Kateeba were on Tuesday appearing before Parliament’s National Economy Committee that …
Read More »Elderly, sick, essential workers will get virus vaccine first: US
Washington, United States | AFP | The United States plans to give priority to the elderly, those with pre-existing conditions and essential workers once there is a vaccine against COVID-19, a senior Trump administration official said Tuesday. Under Operation Warp Speed (OWS), the US government is aiming to deliver 300 million …
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