London, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool could have been crowned Premier League champions on Monday for the first time in a generation at the home of local rivals Everton. Instead, the stadium will be silent. Jurgen Klopp’s team would have needed Manchester City to lose to Burnley on Saturday to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The opposition Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party has called upon government to issue a clear program on how it intends to handle the coronavirus when it reaches Uganda. The virus, which was first reported in China’s Wuhan province in December 2019, has since spread …
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Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The presence of several porous routes at the Busia border is hindering efforts by medical workers to conduct a better coronavirus (Covid -19) screening. Health workers attached to Busia One Stop Border Post-OSBP coronavirus screening center say that porous routes are a big challenge …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Aviation Services-NAS has refuted claims by the Kilak North Member of Parliament, Anthony Akol about the absence of coronavirus screening at Entebbe International Airport. Akol was kicked out of Parliament on Thursday and advised to self-quarantine after telling members that he had …
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Geneva, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT & AFP | Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new strain that …
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Kigali, Rwanda | AFP & THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda has confirmed four additional coronavirus cases, one of them being a 22-year-old Ugandan national who arrived in Kigali from London on March 15. That brings to five the number positive cases in Rwanda, as the virus hits several East African countries. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is need to exercise high levels of hygiene especially when dealing with currencies, Dr. Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, the WHO country director has advised. He explains that touching money is one of the fastest ways through, which the Corona virus can be spread since …
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Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Following the confirmation of two more Coronavirus cases, Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has closed all schools and banned entry into the country by foreigners from countries that have been effected. He said only Kenyan Citizens and foreigners with valid resident permits will be allowed entry provided …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | South Africa may still have relatively few confirmed coronavirus cases but the flailing economy’s two major foreign exchange earners — mining and tourism — are bracing to take a hit. China holds a special place in the economy of Africa’s most industrialised country which slid …
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Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump has tested negative for the novel coronavirus, his physician said, following concerns over his exposure to a disease that has paralyzed the globe. Trump agreed to the test after coming in contact with several members of a Brazilian presidential delegation visiting his …
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