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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Travellers entering Uganda will no longer have to undergo mandatory COVID-19 testing as has been the case. The new measures took effect on February 16,2022. According to a statement released by the Ministry of Health, the decision to stop testing was made by Cabinet …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several government schools in the Luwero district are constrained due to overwhelming numbers of learners who returned following the lifting of the COVID 19 lockdown. Learners resumed studies on January 10th, 2022 after 22 months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, several …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua |  The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the sense of urgency in Africa’s quest towards effective and timely implementation of intra-Africa trade and economic recovery, experts have argued. AFRICA’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) anticipates the African economy to continue …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is past the third wave of COVID-19, Health Minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has announced. She revealed this during a press briefing at the health ministry headquarters in Kampala, Tuesday. “While the country is out of the 3rd COVID-19 wave, registering a low …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has allowed learners who sat their primary school leaving exams in 2018 permission to register for senior four examinations this year. According to information obtained by our reporter, the decision was made during a meeting between Uganda National …

But logistics industry executives see moderate-to-strong economic growth and little or no chance of recession in 2022 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is the least attractive economy to logistics providers, freight forwarders, air and ocean carriers, distributors and investors of the three main economies in the East African …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye says that his ministry was not directly involved in the planning process for developing a COVID-19 vaccine. Tumwesigye was on Wednesday appearing before Parliament’s Select Committee that is inquiring into the utilization of …

Lisbon, Portugal | Xinhua | The Portuguese Council of Ministers decided on Saturday that a negative COVID-19 test is no longer required to enter Portugal from Feb. 7. From that date onwards, it is only necessary to present the digital vaccination certificate from the European Union or another proof “duly …

Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is targeting to vaccinate 2.6 million people in the Central region during the mass Covid-19 vaccination exercise.  The districts are Butambala, Gomba, Kayunga, Mpigi, Buikwe, Mukono and Wakiso. The Director-General of Health Services, Dr. Henry Mwebesa says that the vaccination exercise targets …

Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | The Spanish government will next week revoke the mandate for wearing facemasks against the infection from COVID-19, Spanish Health Minister Carolina Darias said on Friday. A proposal for that will be approved in a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the minister told local radio station Cadena …