Epidemics Tracker

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical workers at Kalisizo General Hospital in Kyotera district are in panic following reports that one of them had succumbed to COVID-19. Kyotera District Health Officer Dr Edward Muwanga says that the deceased is a female health worker who is suspected to have contracted …

Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | Greater adoption of mobile payment innovations should be at the heart of preventive and curative interventions aimed at reducing Africa’s burden of infectious diseases, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Friday. Ahmed Hamani, finance officer at WHO Regional Office for Africa said that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Patients that are currently receiving treatment for COVID-19 are spending an average of 20-days in hospitals, according to physicians. Previously, patients would spend at least 15-days in a hospital to heal from moderate to severe cases of the disease. But according to clinicians, most …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament from rural areas have called for equitable distribution of COVID-19 relief cash across the country. The government has allocated 53 billion Shillings as relief support to vulnerable people in municipalities and cities which are hit hardest by the …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 health workers in the Elgon and Bukedi sub-regions have contracted Covid-19 due to lack of Personal Protective Equipment- PPEs. Many health facilities in the districts are operating with inadequate or no PPEs, putting the lives of the medics in danger. At …

Zurich, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director-General of the World Health Organization Dr Tedros  Adhanom Ghebreyesus has expressed concern over the COVID-19’s delta variant, which he called the most transmissible mutation to date. Dr Ghebreyesus told journalists at a regular briefing last evening that Delta has been identified in at …

Orders and laughter mark Nabbanja’s first public appearance as Prime Minister Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new Prime Minister of Uganda Robinah Nabbanja has made her first public appearance at Kalerwe market where she officiated at the distribution of mosquito nets to vendors who sleep in the markets. …

Tokyo, Japan | XINHUA | The Ugandan Olympic team member who tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Japan has been confirmed to have infected with the Delta variant, Japan’s Olympic Minister Marukawa Tamayo said here on Friday. The Ugandan man in his 50s, reportedly a coach in the nine-member …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Agago district has arrested two suspects for allegedly leading a mob to attack a covid-19 patient. The incident happened on Thursday at Tee Kato trading centre in Lira Kato parish, Agago district. It is alleged that the patient, a resident of Lagar …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nakasongola district has suspended the activities of Emyooga programme over the surge in COVID-19 cases. At least 80 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nakasongola district. One of the four cases detected at district headquarters was an asymptomatic case by a staff working at …