Tag Archives: COVID-19

Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The rite to ordination into priesthood is one of the key ceremonies the Catholic Church performs with great sanctity as Christians welcome new clergy into the spiritual vocation.  However, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has put in balance, the possibility of having this year’s …

Moroto, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Two officials from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development-IGAD attached to East Africa have been quarantined in Moroto district. The two allegedly arrived in the country by road from Kenya through Nakabaat border post in Moroto district. They reportedly tried to sneak into Uganda on Monday …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Parliament National Economy Committee is expected in a few days to start  interfacing with sections of the Private Sector on the Covid-19 overall impact on the economy and among others discuss possibilities for a rescue package to Ugandans. Speaker Rebecca Kadaga directed the committee …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 98, after a sample tested positive for the disease later on Tuesday.  Ministry of Health confirmed that the sample belongs to a 27- year old truck driver from Kenya who entered the country …

Implications on Uganda’s economy due to low economic activity and COVID-19 related worldwide challenges COMMENT | SAMUEL OKULONY | The outbreak of COVID 19 in China in December last year and its spread across the world has resulted in unprecedented events and stressed both highly developed and low developing countries. …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The Red Cross on Tuesday launched what it said was the first global network of social media influencers to battle misinformation about the new coronavirus and spread lifesaving content about the pandemic. Experts have been warning for months that the pandemic has been cloaked in a …

Washington, United States | AFP | US exports plunged 9.6 percent in March — the biggest monthly decline on record — increasing the trade deficit to $44.4 billion as the coronavirus pandemic disrupted global commerce, according to government data released Tuesday. While widespread business shutdowns in the United States did not …

Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | The DR Congo government warned Tuesday of a “large-scale” spread of the COVID-19 pandemic after around 100 inmates of a military prison tested positive for the virus. “Contamination at the prisons could be a vector of large-scale propagation in our society, especially if it involves the Makala prison because …

Bududa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Covid-19 suspects isolated at Bulucheke Secondary School quarantine center in Bududa district are complaining of starvation. There are currently 16 suspects in the quarantine center. They were taken into isolation on Saturday last week. They are part of 100 corona virus suspects under institutional and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda the Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has appealed to government to consider plans of stimulating the economy as well as support affected businesses and livelihoods in the face of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. According to the …