COVID-19 Update
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274Enforcement of Covid-19 vaccination mandate to start in April
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The public will be required to present proof of full vaccination to access transport services effective 1st April 2022. Addressing...
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894Gov’t withdraws vaccination card requirement for passengers
Passengers were originally required to carry vaccination cards, a measure which however has been found to be difficult to enforce, according to...
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300WHO monitoring New Covid variant ‘IHU’ identified in France
(WJW/AP) — An official with the World Health Organization said a new COVID variant recently detected in France is being monitored but...
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216Three hospital workers charged for selling Covid 19 vaccination cards
HOIMA, UGANDA: The Hoima Grade I magistrates court has charged two medical workers and the hospital cleaner attached to Butema Health Centre...
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165Relaxation of SOPs among Hoima residents worries District Health sector
HOIMA, UGANDA: The increased reluctance to follow the guidelines set the ministry of health to reduce the spread of Covid 19 has...
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Three hospital employees to appear in court over selling Covid 19 vaccination cards
HOIMA, UGANDA: Two medical workers and one surgeon attached to Butema health center iii in Buhanika Sub county in Hoima District are...
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258Museveni receives Covid-19 booster shot
KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Museveni has Tuesday, received a Covid-19 vaccine booster as promised during his new year’s address to the nation. During...
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287Gov’t to launch Covid 19 vaccination verification app for taxi drivers and traffic police
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Government through the ministry of works and transport is in the final stages of launching an application that will be...
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366Hospital staff arrested for selling covid 19 vaccination cards
HOIMA, UGANDA: Police in Hoima has arrested a health worker attached to Butema Health Centre III in Buhanika Sub county for allegedly...
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234Gov’t considering Covidex as a prescription for Covid-19: Dr. Musenero
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology Dr. Monica Musenero, has revealed that government is considering having Covidex, a locally...
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404JUST IN: Bars, Concerts allowed to operate, Curfew lifted in phased reopening of economy
RWAKITURA, UGANDA: President Museveni has directed that bars, music concerts, stadiums and cinemas will be allowed to operate again in January as...
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250Museveni expected to announce full reopening of economy in End of year address
KAMPALA, UGANDA; President Yoweri Museveni is expected to announce the reopening of schools and bars while delivering his end-of-year address today at...
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269Gulu district returns 100,000 doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines
GULU, UGANDA: Gulu district health officials have returned a total of 108,220 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to the Ministry of Health....
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140Minister Babalanda urges RDCs to enforce SOPs in public places
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Minister for Presidency Milly Dokha Babalanda has directed Resident District Commissioners across the country to enforce Standard Operating Procedures...
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164WHO worried for health systems over Covid cases ‘tsunami’
A “tsunami” of Omicron and Delta Covid-19 cases will pile pressure on health systems already being stretched to their limits, the World...
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364Prime Minister assures country of full reopening in January amidst high spread of Omicron variant
KAKUMIRO, UGANDA: Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda has assured Ugandans that government will fully reopen...
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197UCC asks broadcasters for airtime to mobilize for Covid-19 vaccination
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Communications Commission-UCC has asked radio and television stations to avail airtime to government officials to mobilize people for...
