Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the number of COVID-19 positive cases continues to rise in Uganda, government plans to roll out a mass surveillance exercise under which over 8 million people will be tested. According to Health Ministry officials, they are targeting to test 20 percent of the …
Read More »Couple mistakenly kept in COVID-19 isolation, quarantine for five days
Kitguma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A six-month expectant mother and her husband are expected to be discharged from an isolation unit and quarantine centre in Kitgum Municipality today, after being admitted mistakenly as COVID-19 suspects five days ago. The couple from Omiya Anyima Sub County was reportedly admitted to St …
Read More »40 U.S. nationals evacuated from Uganda
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 40 US Nationals have left Uganda after the government cleared another flight for persons who had been held here by ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns. They left Entebbe Intenational Airport aboard Ethiopian airlines on Tuesday evening. This is the third chartered flight for US nationals ever since …
Read More »Uganda Investment Authority says Uganda is already in recession
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Investment Authority-UIA the body in charge of attracting investors in Uganda has said that the economy is already in recession due to the COVID-19 pandemic. UIA Acting Executive Director Lawrence Byensi says that they have received calls from investors telling them that they …
Read More »China’s lack of transparency on virus fuelling rumours: US expert
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Renowned US epidemiologist Larry Brilliant has urged China to be “radically transparent” if it wants to fend off suspicion over the origin of the novel coronavirus. Theories abound about the provenance of the virus that has sparked the global COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed nearly 300,000 people worldwide in a …
Read More »EAC: Truckers to get COVID-19 test before departure
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Truck drivers will be required to have tested and carry certificates before they depart to different countries in the region, East African Community heads of state have said. In a video conference summit on Tuesday morning, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, Paul Kagame of Rwanda, …
Read More »Lockdown: Parliament tasks gov’t to rescue stranded students in hostels
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed government to quickly intervene and rescue starving students in different hostels and halls of residence who are currently stranded without food due to the COVID-19 lockdown. In March, President Yoweri Yoweri Museveni closed education institutions and announced …
Read More »Nakasongola district develops new parking yard for truck drivers
Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nakasongola district taskforce on COVID-19 and the Engineering Brigade of Uganda People’s Defense Forces have embarked on developing a new parking yard for truck drivers. Migyera town in Nakasongola district is one of the known stopovers for cargo truck drivers along the Kampala-Gulu highway. More …
Read More »Fishermen protest closure of illegal landing sites on Lake Albert
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen in Bunyoro sub-region are protesting the government decision to close over 200 ungazetted landing sites on Lake Albert. The protests came days after government announced plans to close the landing sites which were allegedly facilitating the illegal movement of Congolese nationals to and outside …
Read More »World leaders pledge €7.4bn to research Covid-19 vaccine
EU-hosted talks tout cooperation but is not addressed by India, Russia or US PATRICK WINTOUR | World leaders, with the notable exception of Donald Trump, stumped up nearly €7.4bn (£6.5bn) to research Covid-19 vaccines and therapies at a virtual event convened by the EU, pledging the money will also be …
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