Namisindwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Namisindwa Resident District Commissioner Kigai Mweso Wamoto has dismissed as baseless, claims that the body of the COVID-19 victim buried in the area was exhumed and eaten by dogs. Eunice Chimatala, who succumbed to COVID-19 at Joy Hospice centre in Mbale City last …
Read More »Budaka health facility closed after staff tests positive for Covid-19
Budaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A health worker at Lyama health center III in Lyama sub county in Budaka district has tested positive for the coronavirus disease-Covid-19. Dr. Erisa Mulwani, the Budaka District Health Officer says the affected health worker is a contact of the late Eunice Chimatala, who …
Read More »Namisindwa quarantine center overwhelmed with contacts of Uganda’s first Covid-19 death
Namisindwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Namisindwa district quarantine center at Magale secondary school is overwhelmed by the high number of Covid-19 suspects. The quarantine center which was planned for only 100 people is currently home to 179 suspects. Ninety seven (97) of the suspects are contacts of Eunice Chimatala, …
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