COVID-19 Updates

Kampala,  Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The government has been tasked to advise Ugandans on the most appropriate foods they should take to keep coronavirus diseases like COVID-19 at bay.  David Kabanda, a lawyer working with the Center for Food and Adequate Living Rights, says that while it’s scientifically proven that …

Kampala,  Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The government is going to start charging people and organisations to be tested for COVID-19 effective September 1, 2020. According to the health ministry, truck drivers, people in need of knowing their COVID-19 status, government and public organisations, Ugandans returning from abroad, visitors from other …

Fear rising of another lockdown  COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has reported the highest percentage increase in the new coronavirus disease (COVID 19) in Africa, according to the Health Emergency Information and Risk Assessment report of the World Health Organisation (WHO) released on Aug.26. It is the second …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Returnees who were stranded abroad following the outbreak of Covid-19 have decried the prolonged repatriation process. Since June, more than 4,600 Ugandans who got stuck overseas have so far arrived in the country from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, West …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is to start accrediting private health facilities who want to treat COVID-19 patients. According to the ministry of health, over 100 private health facilities have shown interest in managing the patients. While some facilities have been accredited to collect samples …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fresh graduates from Primary Teachers’ Colleges-PTCs have asked the Ministry of Education to rethink teacher education in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. They argue that they are not fully equipped to handle the teaching-learning process during and after COVID-19. Uganda closed all education …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni will on Tuesday meet the National Covid-19 taskforce to decide on the fate of schools, places of worship and other businesses that are still under lockdown. This was disclosed by President Yoweri Museveni during yesterday’s national prayers at State House Nakasero on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has reduced the number of days COVID-19 positive patients will be admitted at treatment facilities. The days have been reduced from 18 to 12 according to the health ministry. When patients test negative for the disease after 10 days, they …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | UN Refugee Agency in Uganda on Saturday expressed concern after 22 aid workers and 72 refugees tested positive for COVID-19 in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in western Uganda. Rocco Nuri, a senior external relations officer of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said a team …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers in Arua district have expressed concern about the lack of Personal Protective Equipment- PPEs. They argue that the shortage of the PPEs is exposing them to risks of contracting COVID-19. Healthcare workers rely on protective equipment to protect themselves and their patients from …