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Expert cautions against use of masks among children

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Rebecca Nantanda, a pediatrician based at the Makerere University Lung Institute has advised that the best protection against coronavirus disease for children younger than three years is staying at home. While the government has issued a directive to have everybody wear face masks …

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Lockdown: Chef resorts to face shield production

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The hospitality industry is one of the sectors that were hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. Many hotels cut down staff because of poor or no sales because of the nationwide lockdown. Jacob Omondi, a Chef at Kabira Country Club in Kampala is one …

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Coming to terms with using face masks

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the president’s directive for people moving in public to use face masks as a way of halting transmission of the coronavirus- COVID-19 sinks in, several people including health workers and administrators in health sector are finding a challenge to use them. For instance, …

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