Tag Archives: COVID-19

Namisindwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Namisindwa district quarantine center at Magale secondary school is overwhelmed by the high number of Covid-19 suspects. The quarantine center which was planned for only 100 people is currently home to 179 suspects. Ninety seven (97) of the suspects are contacts of Eunice Chimatala, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Heart Institute is grateful for the COVID-19 pandemic which forced government to acknowledge its funding challenges, the executive director, Dr. John Omagino has revealed. Dr. Omagino revealed this while appearing before the Public Accounts Committee on Monday to respond to queries in the Auditor …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kitgum district are constrained to enforce Covid-19 preventive guidelines due to manpower shortage. This follows the withdrawal of Local Defense Unit-LDU personnel who were supporting police and military operations in the district two weeks ago. Recently, the Kitgum district Covid-19 taskforce complained …

  Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers at Pandwong health center III in Pandwong division, Kitgum municipality have embarked on outreach programs to extend health services in the community. This comes almost three months after services at the facility were halted after the facility was turned into a …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday that he will reconvene the Emergency Committee on Thursday to re-evaluate the COVID-19 pandemic, as global COVID-19 cases had doubled over the past six weeks. Saying that this Thursday (July 30) marks six months since …

Luweero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Two senior staff of Nimrod Hotel in Luweero town Council have been arrested for defying Presidential directives on COVID-19. The suspects have been identified as Tom Lule, the Director and the General Manager, Patricia Ayikoru. The Assistant Superintendent of Police Morius Rutabandama, the officer in …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Julius Businge | Following the launch of the Absa brand in Uganda in November 2019, the bank introduced the new Absa Vertical Cards with new and enhanced features.  One of the key features on the vertical card is the contactless functionality, which gives customers the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The number of Ugandans who are still receiving treatment for COVID-19 has risen to 146, after 13 new cases were registered yesterday. According to results released by the ministry of health this morning, the 13 new cases were part of 1,812 samples that were tested …

Fort Portal, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The European Union (EU) Ambassadors to Uganda have appealed to government to consider having in place a comprehensive master plan that will ensure the resuscitation of the country’s tourism sector. Tourism together with others sectors in the country have been hit by the Coronavirus …

Here’s why that is dangerous at this time Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Up to 78% of Ugandans don’t fear COVID-19, a survey recently done and published by Whitehead Communications, a Kampala-based firm shows. That is a stark contrast to March, when the first COVID-19 case was registered in …