Tag Archives: COVID-19

Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kwania government prison farm in Kwania district will act the isolation center for new inmates from all prison facilities in Lango sub region. The mid North Region Prison Commander, Simpson Ebil Simeon says the decision was reached in close consultation with the Health Ministry …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is of a scale most people alive today have never seen. Worldwide, the outbreak is claiming lives and livelihoods as health systems buckle, borders close and families struggle to stay afloat. Communities across the globe are rising to the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The COVID-19 pandemic is causing many changes in the daily lives of people around the world, but there are things that can be done to maintain a healthy lifestyle in these difficult times. Everyone is encouraged to follow World Health Organization (WHO) guidance and …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Bicycle mechanics are experiencing a boom in the number of people seeking their services and spare parts because of the ban on public transport. President, Yoweri Museveni banned both public and private transport with the exception of emergency and cargo vehicles as part of the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Medical Association has cautioned Ugandans against the use of cloth masks. According to the doctor’s umbrella organisation, the use of cloth masks does not offer the necessary protection against COVID-19 and might instead cause more harm. Dr Mukuzi Muhereza, the General Secretary of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | ” I am the bread earner. I am everything in my family. I am dead.”  Those were the first words Patient Zero said after Ministry of Health officials told him that tests had confirmed he was positive for COVID-19. The Director of Entebbe Hospital …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A new platform has been created by global Youth HIV charity organization LetsStopAIDS to help vulnerable communities across the world access information about Coronavirus Disease (COVID -19) pandemic in local languages. The inventors of the platform, named HeyCOVID19.com, say that they came up with the …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Boris Johnson left hospital on Sunday to convalesce from COVID-19 at Chequers, the country estate of British prime ministers, officials said, a week after he was admitted and then spent three days in intensive care. The 55-year-old leader will not be immediately returning to work, …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Persons living with disability in Gulu district are demanding for sign language interpreters involved in the sensitization exercise on COVID -19. Their concerns come after no sign language interpreter has been included among the team going out to sensitize the local community on COVID -19. …

Luweero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Bishops in Luweero have said that the COVID- 19 pandemic should be a lesson to all the Christians to glorify God rather than their money. Uganda has so far registered 53 confirmed cases of COVID 19 and as a result, the country is on lockdown …