COVID-19 Updates

Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Many healthcare workers in Egypt’s threadbare hospital system must provide their own protective gear, so when a digital design company started 3-D printing face shields, they gratefully accepted. Since the novel coronavirus first hit Egypt, medical doctor Yahya Diwer has been working all-night shifts as head …

🔸 79 confirmed cases 🔸 52 recoveries 🔸 13 active cases 🔹 23 truck drivers 🔹 14 Repatriated (Ky + Tz) ✳ 0 deaths Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT & URN | President Yoweri Museveni will at 8pm today deliver his 12th national address on the COVID-19 pandemic. He is expected to …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fifteen people who were in contact with five truck drivers have been quarantined at Arua Nurse Training School. Ten of the contacts who include three women and seven men were on Tuesday picked from Vurra customs by a team of health and security officials …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirteen of the 23 truck drivers who tested positive for the coronavirus -COVID 19 exited Uganda on their own will, the Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has revealed. According to Aceng, Uganda officially only repatriated a single truck driver from Tanzania. She says …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has told legislators that have returned the 20 million Shillings given to participate in activities aimed at containing coronavirus — COVID-19, that their refunds will be sent to their districts. The money which was wired to accounts of legislators …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health has launched a rapid survey which will guide on lifting the  Coronavirus (COVID -19) lockdown. The survey will estimate the community prevalence of the virus. Where is Corona Virus Disease COVID -19 in the community? This is the key question that …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Director-General of the World Health Organisation Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is blaming the rise in cases of the Coronavirus Disease to countries failing to listen and adhere to advice from experts. The development comes as COVID-19 infected cases continue to rise towards the 3-million …

Kumi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Residents of Tisai Island in Ongino Sub County in Kumi district are struggling to find food and other essential items due to the Covid-19 lock down. The Island, which hosts more than five thousand people of different tribes, is found on Lake Bisina. Residents of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Six Kenyan and eight Tanzanian truck drivers who tested positive for Coronavirus Disease COVID-19  have so far been returned to their respective countries, according to the Ministry of Health.  The Ministry of Health Public Relations Officer Emmanuel Ainebyoona revealed this as he gave out results …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A Kenyan truck driver who was admitted in isolation at St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu district after presenting with Covid19 symptoms has died. The 59 -Year –Old trucker was admitted on Saturday after being referred from Elelgu Border Post in Amuru district. In a statement …