Tag Archives: COVID-19

But government needs to focus beyond fighting locusts and coronavirus Kampala,Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s economy is expected to remain strong supported by an accommodative monetary policy and the resultant growth in the private sector credit, latest data from Bank of Uganda shows. The data contained in the February …

  Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Results from the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) indicate that the four foreign national isolated after presenting flu and cough symptoms yesterday, do not have the dreaded COVID-19. Minister of Health Ruth Aceng reported the negative test results Monday for a French national and …

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | The coronavirus is spreading fast beyond its China birthplace but sub-Saharan Africa, one of the world’s most vulnerable regions, has so far been almost spared — and experts want to know why. China reported a fresh spike in coronavirus infections on Sunday, while there …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has urged Ugandans to take precaution and protect themselves against the deadly COVID-19 alias coronavirus. In a message posted on twitter on Saturday afternoon, Museveni urged Ugandans to take personal precaution and mainly wash hands as a preventive measure, as …

Paris, France | AFP | The sharp rise in cases and the geographical spread of the coronavirus outside China confirm WHO fears over dealing with the crisis, experts warned Sunday as they appealed for ever greater vigilance. “There has been a profound shift in the direction that COVID-19 (new coronavirus) …

  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | The World Health Organization warned Saturday that African health systems were ill-equipped to respond to the deadly coronavirus outbreak should cases start to proliferate on the continent. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on African Union member states “to come together to be …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three Chinese nationals in Mukono have been isolated after returning from China two weeks ago. This is to make sure they are free of COVID-19 coronavirus. The Ministry of Health Spokesperson Emmanuel Ainebyoona, says that they have decided to isolate them as a preventive …