Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja Regional Referral Hospital has temporarily closed its emergency unit following the death of two male COVID-19 patients at the facility. Although the facility was disinfected on Monday evening and Tuesday morning, patients and their attendants started fleeing for fear of contracting Covid-19. As a …
Read More »Uganda registers fourth COVID-19 death
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has registered another COVID-19 death bringing the total number of confirmed deaths to four. The deceased is a 61-year-old female, a resident of Kiyimbi in Nakulabye, Kampala who died on Friday. She was admitted at Mengo Hospital before referred to Mulago National Referral hospital …
Read More »COVID-19: Uganda registers second death, an 80 year old
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has registered a second Coronavirus (COVID-19) death, according to the ministry of health. The second case is an 80-year-old female, a resident of Mengo, Kisenyi III in Kampala. She was admitted to Platinum hospital on Friday July 24, 2020 at 5:00 pm after …
Read More »Two contacts of Namisindwa district COVID-19 victim test positive
Namisindwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two female contacts of the first COVID-19 death who have been under quarantine in Namisindwa district have tested positive for the virus. The contacts include a Village Health team worker and a health worker attached to Buwasunguyi health center II in Namisindwa district. Edward …
Read More »Tanzania’s Benjamin Mkapa dies at 81
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Tanzanian President Benjamin William Mkapa, 81, has died at a Dar Es Salaam hospital. President John Magufuli announced the death of Tanzania’s third president Mkapa last night. Mkapa was Tanzania’s president from 1995-2005. One of the first world leaders to send a condolence …
Read More »DETAILS: Uganda registers first COVID-19 death, in Mbale
✳ 1,079 Ugandan cases ✳ 971 Ugandan recoveries ✳ 1 Ugandan death Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has registered its first COVID-19 death four months after the epidemic broke out in the country. The victim is a 34-year-old woman who died at Joy Hospice Center in Mbale City …
Read More »Uganda registers 1st COVID-19 death
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has today confirmed Uganda’s first COVID-19 death. The deceased is a 34 year old Ugandan female, resident of Namisindwa district who presented with COVID like signs and symptoms: fever,dry cough,headache and difficulty in breathing. The postmortem samples from the deceased were confirmed …
Read More »Suspected COVID-19 patient dies in Mbale
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tension is high in Mbale city following the death of a patient with COVID-19 like symptoms. The patient was picked up from Mabyale sub county in Namisindwa district and admitted at Joyce Hospice health centre. It is alleged the patient fell sick a week …
Read More »Police orders fresh investigations into Masaka cyclist’s death
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Operations Uganda Police Edward Ochom has ordered for fresh investigations into the death of a Boda Boda Cyclist in Masaka. Hussein Walugembe, walked into a traffic office at Masaka Central Police Station on July 2 and doused himself with petrol claiming that …
Read More »Boda Boda riders demand transfer of Masaka Police commanders
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders and Boda Boda riders in Masaka have called for the immediate transfer of the District Police Commander Bosco Bakashaba and Officer in Charge of Nyendo-Ssenyange Division police station, Denis Kanakulya. It comes a few days after a Boda boda rider identified as Hussein …
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