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300 Discharged From Entebbe Quarantine Centres

Entebbe, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Health Ministry has so far discharged 303 COVID-19 suspects from different quarantine centers in Entebbe Municipality in Wakiso district. The suspects, who have been in isolation in hotels and Guest houses, were discharged between Friday and Saturday evening. Our report has since established that …

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Masaka village chairpersons tasked to enforce COVID-19 guidelines

Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Masaka District Covid-19 Taskforce has tasked village council chairpersons to ensure compliance to the presidential directives and Ministry of Health guidelines to preventing the spread of the virus.         Herman Ssentongo the Masaka Resident Commissioner and Covid-19 response taskforce chairperson say they have observed …

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Oil prices, virus, instability put Algeria on edge

Algiers, Algeria | AFP |  Algeria faces economic and social turmoil if crude prices continue to collapse, experts have warned, with the oil-dependent country reeling from a year of popular protests, political turmoil and now, coronavirus. The North African country is an example of how hydrocarbon economies are likely to face …

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Two police officers, 30 others arrested for defying presidential directives

Mbarara, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Thirty two people including two police officers have been arrested in Mbarara in an operation aimed to enforce presidential directive to close nonfood selling shops. The operation also saw Rwebikona market closed. The operation was led by Mbarara Resident District Commissioner and Chairperson Covid-19 Taskforce …

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Covid19: MOH discharges three recovered patients

Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT |The Ministry of Health has discharged four patients including the first confirmed Covid-19 patient also known as patient zero. Patient Zero is a 36-year- old Ugandan male who arrived from United Arab Emirates on March 21 and was later found to be positive with Corona virus Disease-COVID-19. …

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African community targeted in China virus crackdown

Beijing, China | AFP | Africans in southern China’s largest city say they have become targets of suspicion and subjected to forced evictions, arbitrary quarantines and mass coronavirus testing as the country steps up its fight against imported infections. China says it has largely curbed its COVID-19 outbreak but a recent …

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