COVID-19 Updates

Bugweri, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Six more inmates in Rubanda government prison in Rubanda district have tested positive for Covid19. This comes days after another inmate at the same facility tested positive for the coronavirus disease. The Rubanda District Health Officer, Dr. Abdon Birungi, says that after registering the …

Paris, France  | XINHUA |   French President Emmanuel Macron is mulling more restrictions to contain the coronavirus epidemic as the country recorded nearly 19,000 new infections on Wednesday, an all-time high for new daily cases. “The epidemic continues to increase. The virus continues to circulate rapidly for several weeks,” Macron …

Bugweri, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Eight staff of Bugweri district local government have tested positive for Covid19 following the mandatory testing exercise conducted last week.  The district decided to conduct the mandatory Covid19 testing after a staff attached to the office of the Chief Administrative Office-CAO positive. The eight …

Kaampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The HIV drug Lopinavir, given in combination with Ritonavir has been found not to have any effect in treating COVID-19 in the biggest drug trial to date. The findings of the trial which were published in the medical journal the Lancet involved 5,040 people …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Securing a negative Polymerase Chain Reaction-PCR test within 72 hours of travel has been cited as the biggest hurdle for intending traveler since the reopening of Entebbe International Airport. A PCR test looks for traces of SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the …

UPDATE 🔺 6th October – new COVID-19 cases 117 🔺 Total confirmed cases 9,082. 🔹 Total Deaths: 84 🔸Total Recoveries: 5,457 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has today announced 117 new COVID-19 cases in Uganda. This brings the cumulative number of reported cases in the country to 9,082. The …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district taskforce has closed down all coronavirus quarantine centers over lack of funds. The quarantine centers are Pandwong health center III and St Joseph’s Hospital all in Kitgum municipality which hasve been closed for the past two weeks and one month respectively. They were …

Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kapchorwa general hospital has resumed its operations after spending two weeks under lockdown. The hospital halted services across various departments after more than 20 medical workers tested positive for Covid-19. The affected departments included pharmacy, female and male wards, children’s ward, outpatient department and the …

Geneva, Switzerland | XINHUA | The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93 percent of countries, according to a survey released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday. The survey, conducted from June to August among 130 countries across the WHO’ six regions, evaluates how …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH)  is set call all people that returned from the Middle East and India in September for retesting, owing to the high number of positive cases recorded. This was revealed by Dr. Richard Mugahi, the Ministry of Health official in charge …