Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has received a five billion Shillings donation from Denmark to assist in the implementation of the Covid-19 resurgence response plan. The grant from Denmark will be managed by the World Health Organisation and used to support district coordination of the disease. The money is …
Read More »COVIDEX: Investment authority gives Prof Ogwang 5 acres of land
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has today issued an Investment license and made available five acres of land in Soroti Industrial Park to enable Prof. Patrick Ogwang set up a Jena Herbals Ltd-factory. “Our focus is on supporting local investors. We believe that our …
Read More »Pelosi aide, White House official test positive for coronavirus
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A senior aide to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a White House official, both fully vaccinated, have tested positive for coronavirus after attending an event together, media reported on Tuesday. “Yesterday, a fully vaccinated White House official tested positive for COVID-19 off-campus,” the White House …
Read More »800 fake Covid-19 vaccine doses were 99% water – Monitoring Unit
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The fake COVID-19 vaccines that were given to over 800 people were 99 percent water, according to the State House Health Monitoring Unit. According to analytical results from the Government Analytical Laboratory and the National Drug Authority, the water that was put in the vials …
Read More »Mufti Mubajje criticizes gov’t Covid-19 relief cash
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mufti of Uganda, His Eminence Sheikh Shaban Ramathan Mubajje has criticized the distribution of the Covid-19 relief cash by the government. This was carried in his address during Eid Aduha prayers at Gaddafi National Mosque in Kampala. Moslems today across the world celebrate Eid …
Read More »England lifts all COVID-19 restrictions amid rapidly rising cases
London, UK | Xinhua | England has lifted almost all its remaining COVID-19 restrictions on Monday, according to its roadmap out of lockdown. As the number of daily infections continues to rapidly increase, the final stage of easing coronavirus restrictions came with a note of caution. FREEDOM DAY This Monday is …
Read More »Experts want adolescents taught coping mechanisms during Covid-19 lockdown
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sexual reproduction health experts want adolescents taught self-coping mechanisms during the Covid-19 pandemic. Unlike the first wave where Covid-19 infections among young people were low, the second wave has registered a 12% increase in infections among ages 10-19 years. Last month after the President ordered …
Read More »Policeman arrested for illegal enforcement of Covid-19 SOPs in Pader
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Pader district are holding a special police constable for alleged illegal enforcement of Covid-19 standard operating procedures. SPC 2818 Patrick Malimu attached to Pajule police station in Pader district was arrested on Saturday afternoon after he and another police deserter identified as Richard …
Read More »1,453 health workers in Acholi shun Covid-19 vaccination
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 1,453 health workers out of the 5,413 in the Acholi sub region have shunned the vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The health workers are operating in various health facilities in the eight districts of Acholi and Gulu city which are treating the COVID-19 pandemic. …
Read More »Covid-19 profiteers flood Uganda with fake tests and kits
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Towards the end of last year, in an effort to make Covid-19 tests more readily available, the health ministry allowed private laboratories to carry out tests for the virus. The permission has seen a wave of shoddy and even outright fraudulent tests and test kits …
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