Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament is set to close for two weeks starting Monday, June 28, 2021 as Uganda battles the second wave of COVID-19. This is according to a June 22, communication addressed to members of parliament by Henry Waiswa, the Deputy Clerk to Parliament in charge of …
Read More »Sweden decides to cover people aged 16-17 in vaccination
Stockholm, Sweden | XINHUA | Unlike many other countries that have started to vaccinate people from the age of 12, the Swedish Public Health Agency announced on Tuesday that it has decided to vaccinate the 16-17 year olds, not below, against COVID-19. The agency said that all children aged 16 …
Read More »Italy to lift outdoor face mask mandate
Rome, Italy | XINHUA | As of next week, Italy is preparing to lift the outdoor face mask mandate as the country’s main COVID-19 indicators appear to have stabilized. The decision was confirmed by Health Minister Roberto Speranza on Tuesday after the new Scientific Technical Committee (CTS) advising the …
Read More »India sends out alert over Delta Plus variant of COVID-19
New Delhi, India | XINHUA | India’s health ministry on Tuesday alerted the states of Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh on a new variant of COVID-19 called Delta Plus. The ministry described Delta Plus as a Variant of Concern (VOC). “Based on the recent findings of Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortia …
Read More »Stop hijacking vaccines exports, scientists warn
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Like pirates on high seas, developed nations are curtailing essential supply of COVID-19 vaccines to African nations; with the continent receiving less than 2% of the total 773 million worldwide-administered doses of COVID-19 vaccines. A recent report published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) estimates that …
Read More »Ministry warns of Covid-19 cash online scams
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gender, Labor and Social Development Ministry has raised a red flag over unscrupulous individuals inviting people to register for the government COVID-19 grant. The scammers are using a web-based link, which went viral on different social media platforms shortly after the Prime Minister Robinah …
Read More »Mukono RDC rejects request by political leaders to join Covid-19 sensitization drive
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono Resident District Commissioner, Fatumah Ndisaba has rejected a request by political leaders to join the COVID-19 task force to sensitise residents on the implementation of the standard operating procedures-SOPs. A group of political leaders led by the district speaker, Betty Nakasi sought clearance to …
Read More »Produce vulnerability register before starting Covid-19 cash transfers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The country might see the same confusion with money transfers as seen with relief food distribution to the vulnerable people during the initial countrywide lockdown instituted to halt further transmission of COVID-19, experts predict. Following the new lockdown measures issued by the President on Friday, …
Read More »Lukwago calls for decentralization of Covid-19 vaccination
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has asked government to decentralize COVID-19 vaccination and testing to allow easy access to the services especially during the days of nationwide lockdown instituted by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Lukwago speaking at a press briefing at City Hall asked …
Read More »UPDF warns civilians attacking soldiers enforcing Covid-19 orders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces – UPDF has warned civilians against confronting soldiers who are enforcing the new guidelines intended to curtail the spread of COVID-19 during the ongoing lockdown. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced a fresh lockdown last Friday after the country registered a …
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