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IGAD boss says international community should unite against ‘vaccine nationalism’ Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | As African governments struggle to secure the sought after COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has said access to the vaccine should be taken as …

✅ Mass gatherings for prayers, political rallies,meetings and weddings shall not exceed 200 person ✅ Open cinemas, gyms, massage parlors and mobile markets effective 14.11.2020 ✅ Considering the phase of the epidemic Uganda is in, with rising cases and deaths in urban areas, suspension on bars and discotheques will continue. …

✳ Uganda confirmed cases 3,353 ✳ Deaths 35 ✳ Recoveries 1,564 Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | Over 467 of the 954 people who have in the last one month tested positive in Kampala have not yet been evacuated to treatment in isolation facilities, the Ministry of Health (MOH) revealed on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has summoned the Minister of Health and State Minister of Kampala to explain to parliament allegations that they flouted government guidelines on the prevention of COVID-19. Minister Ruth Aceng and Benna Namugwanya Bugembe have in the past one week been …

  Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng is in the spotlight on social media after several posts showed her in a gathering of people without a face mask. Nearly all the people she was interacting with, did not have masks on. Criticism of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 1,025 after 12 new cases were recorded on Saturday. The cases were from 2,292 samples that were tested yesterday. Seven were from truck drivers that were picked different points of entry- Malaba, Mirama …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has confirmed she will contest in the 2021 elections. “I am glad to declare that I will be contesting for Woman MP for Lira District under the Ruling Party, NRM,” she said in a video message. She is …

🔺  9 new cases 🔺 Total confirmed cases 705 🔹 Total Deaths: 00 🔸Total Recoveries: 299 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nine new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed by the Ministry of Health. This brings the number of cases confirmed in Uganda to 705 as of June 14th. The new cases were …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has confirmed that all ministers who attend cabinet meetings will undergo COVID-19 testing before they can attend the weekly sessions. This development comes on a day where the Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda decided to self isolate, after some of his …

  🔺 May 26th – new COVID-19 cases 31 🔺 Total confirmed cases 253. 🔺 23 new cases are from the Points of Entry 🔺 8 new cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers. 🔹20 positive foreign truck drivers (16 Tanzanians and 4 Kenyans) sent back 🔸Total COVID-19 Recoveries: …