Tag Archives: COVID-19

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health erroneously announced that Uganda will on today, June 13th receive the first group of passengers arriving from abroad following the Coronavirus lockdown worldwide.  Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng was today addressing a press conference on the status of COVID-19 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has entered the third stage of infection of COVID-19. This was revealed by the Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng on Saturday following an increase in the number of community cases. She said so far, 33 districts have had a positive case …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum District Health Officer Dr Alex Olwedo has come under criticism over alleged poor management of vehicles allocated for COVID-19 activities. Dr Olwedo took charge of coordinating about 11 vehicles belonging to the district local government as directives issued by the President in March. …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents on the major landing sites in Mayuge district want security tightened along Lake Victoria to reduce on the number of foreign travelers from the neighbouring countries. As part of the guidelines to contain the spread of COVID-19, President Museveni closed down Uganda’s borders …

🔺 June 13th – new COVID-19 cases 8 🔺 Total confirmed cases 694. 🔺 5 new cases are from different points of entry 🔺 3 new cases are contacts and community alerts. 🔹 Total Deaths: 00 🔸Total Recoveries: 199 🔹Samples from Points of Entry tested today:1,439 🔸Samples from community and contacts: 1,149 🔹Samples tested today: 2,588 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti Regional Referral Hospital has secured more space for COVID-19 patients from other congested treatment centres. Dr Wilson Etolu, the COVID-19 focal person at Soroti Hospital says that they have prepared the psychiatric ward for treatment and management of COVID-19 patients since the current …

Alebtong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two COVID-19 suspects in Alebtong who escaped from a quarantine centre at Oteno health centre II in Abia sub county have been arrested. They were arrested on Friday from a bush where they were found drinking alcohol and returned to the centre. The third …

Mopti, Mali | AFP |  After a busy day juggling paperwork and meetings, Brehima Traore, deputy director of a hospital in war-torn Mali, may have hoped for some rest. Then his phone rang: he was needed in the operating room. Traore is one of the doctors who keeps the hospital in …

Paris, France | AFP | While lockdowns undoubtedly avoided large numbers of deaths from the new coronavirus, the repercussions of the pandemic response are expected to blight economies and health systems long after restrictions are lifted. So how can we quantify the costs and benefits of one of the largest public …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | US and European stock markets were higher Friday as investors turned buyers again after the previous day’s rout on coronavirus economic fallout fears and the likelihood of a second wave of the pandemic in the United States. The magnitude of the earthquake caused by the …