Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a signification of Covid-19 cases among young people between 10 and 29 years of age, the Ministry of Health has revealed. According to the Ministry, there is a 12 percent increase in the number of COVID-19 infection among people between 10-19 years and 5 …
Read More »COVID-19: Uganda discontinues Vitamin C usage
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Health Ministry has discontinued the use of Vitamin C in the management of COVID-19 citing the high toxic levels associated with the drug. Vitamin C, alias ascorbic acid, is a chewable or dissolvable tablet or intravenous drug that supplements the uptake of nutrients in the …
Read More »Makerere university launches COVID-19 anti-body test kits
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has launched a COVID-19 Anti-body test kit. The School of Public Health has been working on the testing kit since last year after the outbreak of COVID-19. The self-test kits according to experts are affordable, fast and favourable for mass testing. They will …
Read More »Drop in COVID-19 cases is the calm before impending second wave-MOH
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The health ministry has warned that the current drop in COVID-19 numbers is not good news. Health ministry officials say the drop in numbers is just the calm before an impending second wave. As of today, the health ministry has recorded 40,243 cases of the …
Read More »Scientists investigating drop in COVID-19 positive cases
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scientists on the COVID-19 task force are investigating a drop in the number of positive cases reported in the country. For the last two weeks, results released by the health ministry have shown a drop in the number of positive cases reported. From January 14, …
Read More »COVID-19: Uganda’s active Cases rise to 146
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of Ugandans who are still receiving treatment for COVID-19 has risen to 146, after 13 new cases were registered yesterday. According to results released by the ministry of health this morning, the 13 new cases were part of 1,812 samples that were tested …
Read More »Uganda halts use of hdyroxychloroquine for COVID-19 treatment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has halted the use of hydroxychloroquine as studies to determine the drug’s effectiveness in treating COVID-19 are ongoing. The drug has been used to treat some positive cases of the disease at some treatment facilities like Entebbe General Hospital. It was used in combination …
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