Tag Archives: COVID-19

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Hotels in Uganda are recording an increase in occupancy rate, an indicator that the sector is recovering from the coronavirus crisis. According to Suzan Muhwezi, the chairperson of Uganda Hotel Owners Association and vice chairperson Board of Directors for Uganda Tourism Board, industry players recorded 28% …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 50 students from different schools across the country have received training in mental health and psychosocial support to help people within their communities. The students have been equipped with skills to help them identify and listen to people with mental health and psychosocial challenges …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Gulu District health department has failed to enrol back 9,000 people living with HIV on the life-prolonging Anti-Retroviral therapy after abandoning treatment during the nationwide lockdown because of the COVID 19 pandemic. Statistics from the health department show that only 18,000 out of the 27,000 …

It is one of the important factors behind employees increased productivity despite COVID restrictions COMMENT | EDOARDO CAMPANELLA | The COVID-19 pandemic has damaged the stock of physical and human capital. Firms have postponed or canceled investment projects, and laid-off or furloughed workers’ skills have deteriorated. The crisis, however, has …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Student tour guides on Kazinga Channel in Kasese District are decrying the limited business activities following a ban on study tours due to the covid-19 pandemic.     Kazinga Channel and Katwe Landing site are key geographical study destinations for students both in primary, secondary and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda might go through the second wave of COVID-19 without functional Intensive Care Units. ICUs are used to handle severe COVID-19 cases with breathing difficulties due to organ failure, one of the side effects of the disease. To better handle COVID-19 cases, the health ministry announced …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Ministry of Health -MOH has said the Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital will not re-open to the general public this month, as earlier planned.  Dr. Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary of MOH, told Uganda Radio Network (URN) on Monday that the ministry has asked the …

London, UK |  XINHUA |  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s trip to India next week has been canceled, Downing Street confirmed Monday. “In the light of the current coronavirus situation, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not be able to travel to India next week,” the British and Indian governments said …

New Delhi, India |  XINHUA |  India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed the 15-million mark, reaching 15,061,919, on Monday, revealed the latest data by the federal health ministry. There was an increase of 273,810 COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours. This is the third consecutive day when the country witnessed a …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Gulu District Local Government has reported poor local revenue collection as the 2020/2021 financial year nears its end.  Simon Peter Ocen, the Gulu District Senior Finance Officer, told URN in an interview that they have only collected Shillings 560 million out of the projected Shillings …