Tag Archives: COVID-19

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has advised health facilities to treat all patients admitted with acute respiratory tract symptoms or illnesses such as pneumonia with high suspicion for COVID-19. The advice was given by the health minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng during a national address …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The East Africa region is facing an unprecedented triple food security threat caused by the combined effects of recent severe floods, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the upsurge of desert locusts, the United Nation Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said. The FAO, in a joint …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda is likely to lose over 6.5 billion shillings in wasted vaccines due to the COVID-19 lockdown. According to the health ministry, most wastage is recorded with vaccines that have multiple doses such as Measles/Rubella or the BCG vaccine for whooping cough normally given at …

Namisindwa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Namisindwa Resident District Commissioner Kigai Mweso Wamoto has dismissed as baseless, claims that the body of the COVID-19 victim buried in the area was exhumed and eaten by dogs.      Eunice Chimatala, who succumbed to COVID-19 at Joy Hospice centre in Mbale City last …

Brussels, Belgium | XINHUA | The European Commission has signed a 63 million-euro contract with American pharmaceutical company Gilead to secure treatment doses of Veklury, the brand name for Remdesivir, for the treatment of COVID-19, it announced on Wednesday. The commission said in a statement that batches of Veklury will …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | XINHUA | The African continent has so far conducted more than 8.3 million COVID-19 tests amid the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic across countries in the continent, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) disclosed on Wednesday. The statement was made by …

Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his defense of using anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine against COVID-19, despite medical evidence disproving its effectiveness. “It’s safe. It doesn’t cause problems. I had no problem. I had absolutely no problem,” Trump said during a press briefing at the …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | XINHUA | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Tuesday warned African countries to brace for possible “acute shortage” of COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the near future. The Africa CDC made the urgent call for preparedness to avert a possible …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scientists have embarked on a study that seeks to examine the uptake of prevention guidelines which will offer government clues on effective Covid-19 interventions. Prof. Nelson Sewankambo, the Director of Training Health Researchers into Vocational Excellence in East Africa (THRIVE), says that the study …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) is embarking on screening all their patients for the disease before seeking care for their various cancers. The development comes as the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 is rising and some succumbing to the viral respiratory disease. Dr. …