COVID-19
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1.5KPrime 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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1.1KUCC 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...
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1.2KKenya Bars Unvaccinated From Public Places Despite Court Order
NAIROBI, KENYA: Kenya’s Ministry of Health has announced it will enforce a rule requiring people to be vaccinated against COIVD-19 to access...
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1.0KNigeria Destroys One Million Nearly Expired COVID Vaccine Doses
LAGOS, NIGERIA: Nigeria destroyed more than one million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday after authorities said they could not be...
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1.2KFort Portal city authorities force passengers to vaccinate at checkpoints
FORT PORTAl, UGANDA: Kabarole district and Fort Portal city authorities have resolved to establish COVID-19 vaccination centers at every police checkpoint on...
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1.4KUganda Receives Shs640b from World Bank for Covid-19 response
The World Bank last week announced that it will give an additional $180.3 million (Shs640b) to Uganda to fight Covid-19. Of this...
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860WHO chief says 2022 must be year ‘we end the pandemic’
The world must pull together and make the difficult choices needed to end the Covid-19 pandemic within the next year, WHO chief...
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986UK removes all African countries from the red list
LONDON, UK: The United Kingdom has removed all 11 African countries from its red list. The bans were first imposed last month...
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Omicron spreading at unprecedented rate – WHO
The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the new coronavirus variant Omicron was spreading at an unprecedented rate and was likely already...
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1.2KHigh Court suspends govt mandatory COVID-19 vaccination order
High court judge Antony Mrima put a hold on a government directive that would have denied services to unvaccinated persons beginning next...
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1.0KOne dead from Omicron as UK boosts response
Britain on Monday confirmed what is thought to be the first confirmed death after infection with the Omicron variant, as the country...
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984Kikuube District launches Covid-19 Mass vaccination campaign
KIKUUBE, UGANDA: Kikuube District has launched a Covid 19 Mass vaccination campaign after receiving enough vaccination doses from the ministry of health....
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1.2KExperts warn Africans to brace for more COVID-19 variants
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: Experts have warned that Africa will continue seeing a cycle of new COVID-19 variants if more people are not...
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2.0KCOVID-19 vaccine-induced Immunity beyond the Variants
COVID – 19 is a public-health threat produced by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It belongs to the coronaviridae...
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950Hoima District launches Covid 19 mass vaccination
HOIMA, UGANDA: The Hoima District Health sector and other partners have today at Hoima taxi park launched the mass vaccination on Covid...
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1.2KOmicron variant ‘almost certainly’ not more severe than Delta – Top US Scientist
Top US scientist Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that while it would take weeks to judge the severity of the new Covid-19 variant...
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844Learners in Bunyoro Region turned into fishermen due to continued lockdown
BUNYORO REGION, UGANDA: Many learners in Bunyoro Region in the Districts of Hoima, Buliisa, Kikuube, Kagadi among others turned to fishing due...
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735Adjumani DHO Refutes Claims of COVID-19 Vaccine Stock-outs
ADJUMANI, UGANDA: The Adjumani district health officer [DHO] Dr.Drametu Dominic has refuted claims that the district is experiencing stock-outs of Covid-19 vaccines....
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1.1KUganda confirms 9 cases of new Omicron Covid variant
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Uganda become the latest African nation to confirm the existence of the new Omicron covid-19 variant with nine (9) cases...
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860High Rate of Covid-19 Vaccination turn up in Kagadi worries public
KAGADI, UGANDA: The overwhelming number of people turning up for Covid-19 vaccination in Mpefu Sub county, Kagadi district has created fear among...
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1.1KZimbabwe confirms presence of omicron variant in country
HARARE, ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwean Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care Constantino Chiwenga on Thursday confirmed the presence of the omicron...
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1.3KUnvaccinated people won’t be allowed in Kampala next year – Minister
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Government will not allow people who are not vaccinated against Covid-19 to operate in the city come January 2022. The...
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1.1KA thirst for Justice during the COVID 19 pandemic: Experiences, Challenges and Lessons learnt as a Community Paralegal
Last year (2020) I attended the National Dialogue for Community Paralegals organized by the Legal Aid Service Providers’ Network (LASPNET) in which...
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679WHO warns of massive syringe shortfall in 2022
The World Health Organization warned Tuesday there could be a shortfall of up to two billion syringes in 2022, which threatens to...