Tag Archives: COVID-19

Malaba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Almost a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, hundreds of people in the border towns of Mutukula and Malaba still don’t believe that the viral respiratory disease is real even as it has so far claimed 333 people and affected 40,221 others. Uganda registered its first …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Travelers in Kitgum district have accused bus and taxi operators of charging them exorbitantly and violating the COVID-19 standard operating procedures. The transport fares doubled after the Ministry of health directed transporters to carry half of their licensed capacity to ensure social distancing to minimize …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Uganda Police Force-UPF has directed area commanders to intensify operations to crackdown on all night curfew violators.  The directives which were issued by the Police Operations Director, Assistant Inspector General of Police Edward Ochom to all district and division police commanders took effect on Tuesday.  …

Can government respond to private sector needs amidst pressures related to COVID-19? Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | KK Foods, exporters of fresh foods and vegetables, enjoyed market opportunities in Europe, US and Canada   until Covid-19 restrictions struck in March last year. Export volumes dropped from 63 tonnes to 40 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | COVID-19 vaccination will be voluntary when vaccination starts in the country, according to the Ministry of Health. The Health Minister. Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng disclosed this at a media briefing on Tuesday evening. According to the Health Ministry, the first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine …

The laboratory can run 1,000 test samples in 24 hours Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu University laboratory has been accredited to test COVID -19 samples. Last year, the University applied for accreditation to run COVID-19 tests at the laboratory, it was later accredited on January 25th, 2021 after scientific …

Beijing, China | XINHUA | China is exporting COVID-19 vaccines to 27 countries and providing free vaccine aid to 53 countries in need, foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday. Wang told a press briefing that vaccine aid from China has arrived in Pakistan, Cambodia, Laos, Equatorial Guinea, Zimbabwe, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Many COVID-19 survivors lose interest in the things they used to like, clinicians have revealed. As of February 22, 2021, Uganda had registered 14,478 COVID-19 recoveries countrywide. However, doctors say that 70 percent of the survivors lost interest in life, a condition referred to as …

Half of funds will support rural development projects in sub-Saharan Africa Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) plans to invest up to US$ 3.8bn into the world’s rural population following the unprecedented financing target set during this year’s Governance Council Meeting held …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Ugandan exporters are crying over the business disruption caused by the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union alias Brexit as they were coming to terms with the effects of Covid-19. The UK voted to leave the EU in 2016. While it officially …