Tag Archives: COVID-19

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday that he “strongly” supports the effort by the Department of Defense (DOD) to make COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for members of the U.S. military by Sept. 15. “I strongly support (Defense) Secretary (Lloyd) Austin’s message to the Force today on the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint committee of Parliament has directed Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA to present accountability for 100 million Shillings spent by its five divisions to collect data for the COVID-19 relief beneficiaries. The joint parliamentary team comprising the Public and Local Government Accounts committees was tasked …

Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Ebrahim Raisi was sworn in on Thursday as the new president of Iran, a country now standing at a juncture with critical domestic and global challenges ahead. Talks between Iran and other related parties, which started in April in Vienna to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is still undecided on which persons will be immunized against COVID-19 using China’s Sinovac vaccine. While the vaccine from China was approved for us by both the World Health Organisation and the country’s National Drug Authority, officials have not yet decided …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa surpassed the 7 million mark on Sunday amid rising number of new cases across the continent. In an update, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said that as of Sunday afternoon, the number …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two catechists attached to Agwayugi Parish in Kilak South, Amuru district are in trouble for defying presidential directives on mass gatherings aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19. They are Michael Ojok and Peter Labalpiny. The two are in custody at Amuru Central Police Station …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community has stepped up efforts to ensure the region starts manufacturing its own COVID- 19 vaccines, jointly. This comes as individual countries are battling the pandemic largely separately, with each having their own approach to vaccines. The EAC Secretariat says that …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has allowed medical and health training institutions to resume normal studies. This comes a week after the government instructed the Ministries of Education and Health and the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) officials to meet and discuss the safe reopening of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY ‘We must learn to live with COVID’: Virologists say it’s only way out as disease won’t go away soon THE LAST WORD Uganda’s self-destructive impulses: How the ethnic divisions in our country drive …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 1.4 Billion Shillings is yet to be disbursed to vulnerable people as Covid-19 relief cash. This was revealed by Julius Kakeeto, the Post Bank Chief Executive Officer and the Executive Director Andrew Kabeera on Friday while appearing before the joint parliamentary team, comprising the Public and …