Government has the capacity to mobilise equipment and manpower and respond quickly to emergencies COMMENT | HARRISON E. MUTIKANGA | The recent locust invasion, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, extreme hydrological events with increased precipitation and rising Lake Victoria water levels, degraded lake catchment, and the subsequent potential threats to dam …
Read More »MultiChoice reaches out to leaners via Pearl Magic channel
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | MultiChoice Uganda, has through local content channel – Pearl Magic, launched Learning Time, an education segment on the channel dedicated to providing education support to students in Uganda while on lockdown. The segment is covering all the major subjects for Ugandan students and will run …
Read More »28 people test positive for COVID-19, cases rise to 281
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Another 28 Ugandan nationals have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 282. The positive cases were from 2,004 samples that were tested at the Uganda Virus Research Institute-UVRI and the Central Public Health Laboratory- CPHL. Twenty-one of the confirmed …
Read More »MPs want curfew time adjusted
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has observed a need to adjust the night time curfew time which currently starts at 7:00 pm to ensure that Ugandans are not caught on the wrong side of the law. The night time curfew has been running …
Read More »MAK dons query govt’s COVID-19 community interventions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University lecturers have pointed out that there has not been enough engagement of communities in efforts to prevent coronavirus disease warning this might undo the milestones so far made in prevention. The lecturers were attending a virtual meeting on Wednesday to assess …
Read More »World leaders urge governments on COVID-19, stimulating economies
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Top world leaders in government and private sector want tangible solutions to heal world economies that have been hit by coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). They were speaking during celebrations for Africa Day 2020 facilitated by United Bank for Africa (UBA). The event was screened live across …
Read More »Do not prescribe hydroxychloroquine for COVID: France
Paris, France | AFP | The French government said Wednesday that doctors should no longer prescribe hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 patients, an unproven and potentially harmful treatment for the disease nonetheless promoted by US President Donald Trump. The move came after two French advisory bodies and the World Health Organization (WHO) warned …
Read More »South Sudan new hotspot, 21 truck drivers test COVID-19 positive
🔺 May 27th – new COVID-19 cases 28 🔺 Total confirmed cases 281. 🔺 21 new cases are from South Sudan point of entry 🔺 7 new cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers. 🔹7 positive foreign truck drivers (4 Tanzanians,1 Eritrean,1 Congolese and 1 Burundian) were handed …
Read More »UN chief deplores lack of ceasefire during virus
United Nations, United States | AFP | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday bemoaned the failure to heed his call for a ceasefire in conflicts around the world to aid the fight against COVID-19. “A global ceasefire would create conditions for a stronger response to the pandemic and the delivery of humanitarian aid to the …
Read More »Virus apps expose tension between privacy and need for data
Paris, France | AFP | As more governments turn to tracing apps in the fight against the coronavirus, a deep-rooted tension between the need for public health information and privacy rights has been thrust into the spotlight. Track-and-trace technology is being touted as a silver bullet that will allow economies to …
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