Tag Archives: COVID-19

Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Many healthcare workers in Egypt’s threadbare hospital system must provide their own protective gear, so when a digital design company started 3-D printing face shields, they gratefully accepted. Since the novel coronavirus first hit Egypt, medical doctor Yahya Diwer has been working all-night shifts as head …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The spread of COVID-19 risks devastating countries across East Africa, where food insecurity could more than double in just three months, the United Nations warned Tuesday. The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) estimates that some 20 million people currently do not have secure provisions of food across nine countries in the …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Sudan risks being plunged into a humanitarian disaster by COVID-19 unless sanctions are lifted and donors provide financial support, the UN rights chief said Tuesday. Without international backing, the country’s transition towards peace and stability could swing into reverse, Michelle Bachelet said in a statement. A year has passed since …

🔸 79 confirmed cases 🔸 52 recoveries 🔸 13 active cases 🔹 23 truck drivers 🔹 14 Repatriated (Ky + Tz) ✳ 0 deaths Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT & URN | President Yoweri Museveni will at 8pm today deliver his 12th national address on the COVID-19 pandemic. He is expected to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s economy started feeling the hit from the coronavirus (COVID-19) as early as February before the lockdown, a report has revealed. According to the Ministry of Finance, March 2020 performance of the economy report states by start of February, external demand for the country’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) is assessing the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on businesses. The assessment is aimed at justifying required economic interventions due to the virus. Lawrence Byensi, the UIA Director General says the assessment will be used to support policy advocacy …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirteen of the 23 truck drivers who tested positive for the coronavirus -COVID 19 exited Uganda on their own will, the Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has revealed. According to Aceng, Uganda officially only repatriated a single truck driver from Tanzania. She says …

Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tooro Kingdom has donated relief items worth 127 million shillings towards the fight against coronavirus. The items were handed over on Monday to the Kabarole Resident District Commissioner and chairperson Kabarole district COVID 19 task force Stephen Asiimwe. They included bananas, firewood, 21 tonnes …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has told legislators that have returned the 20 million Shillings given to participate in activities aimed at containing coronavirus — COVID-19, that their refunds will be sent to their districts. The money which was wired to accounts of legislators …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health has launched a rapid survey which will guide on lifting the  Coronavirus (COVID -19) lockdown. The survey will estimate the community prevalence of the virus. Where is Corona Virus Disease COVID -19 in the community? This is the key question that …