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Outbreak comes just as the worst epidemic in the country’s history is petering out Nearly 50 staff from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and its partners arrived in Mbandaka in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on June 03. Mbandaka is the location of what is feared coulb be …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi drivers in Busia have shifted their operations to neighboring districts. The development follows a continued government ban on public transport on border districts as a way of stopping the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Last week, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni allowed public means of …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sixty nine contacts of a COVID-19 patient have been quarantined at the Mayuge based Magamaga Military barracks. Authorities said the contacts who were identified on Sunday have been quarantined at the barracks. The patient is a wife to a soldier who had came to nurse …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu Archdiocese has quelled the tension between Rev. Fr. Charles Onen from the Holy Rosary Catholic Parish and Acholi Members of Parliament over their recent coronavirus disease-Covid-19 demonstration in Gulu Municipality. On Monday last week, the Aruu South MP Odonga Otto and his Kilak South …

Was Museveni right to skip politics, COVID-19, to tout economy? | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | When President Yoweri Museveni delivered the State of the Nation on June 4 he had a choice: to focus on politics as he has done in the past, dwell on the economy, or explain the …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security operatives in Masaka have intercepted two taxis sneaking in travelers from Kyotera district which borders Tanzania contrary to the presidential guidelines on Covid-19 prevention. The two taxis registration number UBG 037H and UBB 627V were destined for Kampala when they were intercepted. Herman …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans should expect more Covid-19 positive cases and possible deaths according to health experts. Although Uganda has been reporting several Covid-19 cases since March, 2020, health officials say the pandemic has just arrived in the country. The officials say positive Covid-19 cases are set …

Masaka, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Moses Kaliisa alias Muto, the proprietor of Muto and Twin-Tower Business Complexes in Masaka Municipality has waived off the rent fees for his tenants affected by the lockdown for the month of March and April, 2020. In a memo sent out to at least …

Kampala, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Taxi Operators in Kampala are struggling to implement Covid-19 preventive measures. The operators resumed work on Thursday following a three month’s suspension of public transport by government to contain the spread of Covid19. While lifting the suspension on public transport on Monday this week, …

Mayuge, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A positive case of COVID-19 has been recorded in Magamaga Military Barracks in Mayuge district. The victim is a wife to a Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF soldier, who travelled to the barracks to nurse her ailing husband on Tuesday. The soldier whose identities have …