COVID-19
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896UPDATE: Curfew back to 7pm, schools & places of worship remain closed for 42 days
President Museveni has directed that curfew be moved from 9pm to 7pm in a bid to control the spread of the deadly...
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1.0KJUST IN: Museveni bans public and private transport as covid cases surge
STATE HOUSE: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has announced a ban on public and private vehicles in a move to curb the escalating...
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701Former Daily Monitor Bureau Chief Succumbs to COVID-19
MBARARA: Former Daily Monitor Bureau chief for Rwenzori Sub-region Mr. Felix Basiime has died, the Daily Express News reports. Basiime was on...
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2.7KCONFIRMED: Pastor Tom Kula died of Covid
UPDATE: Pastor Thomas Kula, the husband to Pastor Imelda Namutebi of Liberty Worship Centre International Lugala is dead. According to Medical reports,...
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765Mulago Oxygen failure kills 30 Covid-19 patients in a day
At least 30 Covid-19 patients are reported to have died at Mulago National Referral Hospital on Tuesday night after the facility’s oxygen...
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539My Covid-19 Story: I thought COVID was for old people until it nearly killed me
Of the experience, Eddy says, “I’m sure as of now everyone has heard people cracking on with drivel about how it’s not...
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622Uganda receives third batch of Covid-19 Vaccine
Uganda has received the third batch of Covid-19 vaccine doses donated by the French government through the COVAX facility as a boost...
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2.7KAnother Makerere University Senior Lecturer Succumbs to Covid-19
Barely a fortnight after Dr. Peter Walekhwa a Makerere University Don succumbed to Covid-19, another senior lecturer at the University – Dr...
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396Speke Resort Munyonyo shifts focus to detailed hygienic cleaning to fight Covid-19
With hotels all over the world hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, hotels have now shifted focus to ensure safety for both...
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1.3KMy Covid-19 story: Self-isolation was one of the worst moments
‘‘Covid-19 always seemed far off- affecting people in other countries and probably truck drivers. I did not ever think that it would...
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460My Covid story: All I needed was half a chance at survival, and I took it
Just like a frontline soldier during war, the Covid-19 pandemic saw health workers become soldiers of sorts and many have been infected,...
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502Uganda to Receive 175,200 More Covid-19 Vaccine Doses This Week
The Ministry of Health will this week receive more 175,200 doses of the Covid-19 vaccines, a donation from Italy. According to the...
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1.1KHow health facilities in Kampala are conniving to sell Covid vaccines at 300,000 shs
Police in Kampala is investigating circumstances under which both private and government health facilities in Uganda are conniving to sell Covid-19 vaccines...
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2.6KCONFIRMED: Senior Presidential Advisor Prof. Kajabago is dead
Prof Kajabago Karusoke, a senior presidential advisor to H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on ideology, also senior Lecturer at National Leadership Institute (NALI)...
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1.1KKanungu DHO Dr. Sebudde Succumbs to Covid-19
The Kanungu District Health Officer, Dr Stephen Ssebudde has become the latest victim to succumb to Covid-19. Dr Ssebudde was pronounced dead...
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930Steam Inhalation Could Be More Dangerous Than Covid19 Itself – Experts Warn
The recent resurgence in COVID-19 infection has forced many into desperate prevention and treatment interventions that doctors warn could be more harmful...
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1.4KMuseveni’s Ex-Bodyguard, Capt. Alex Opolot, Succumbs to COVID-19
KAMPALA: President Museveni’s ex-bodyguard and a retired UPDF Captain, Alex Opolot has succumbed to Covid-19. Opolot, who served for over 20 years...
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631Uganda registers over 10,000 Covid cases in 10 days
As the second wave of Covid-19 continues to ravage the country nationwide, the statistics from the Ministry of Health for the last...
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878Former Judiciary PS Kagole Kivumbi succumbs to Covid-19
Former Permanent Secretary of the Judiciary, Mr Kagole Expedito Kivumbi has died. Kivumbi is believed to have succumbed to Covid-19 related illness....
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2.0KWASWA BALUNYWA: The virus is back with vengeance
Uganda did extremely well in managing the Coronavirus, named COVID-19 until recently. When the country was locked down in March 2020, there...
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969My Covid-19 story: Support from friends and others helped me
Joseph Mubiru who resides in Ottawa, Canada, expresses his gratitude to God for being among the Covid-19 survivors. Mubiru, a 28-year-old who...
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1.0KFormer Privatisation Minister Manzi Tumubweine Dies of Covid-19
Former State Minister for Privatization, and Rukiga County MP, Hon. Manzi Tumubweine has died. Tumubweine, 80, succumbed to Covid-19 on Saturday night...
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1.6KKALIRO: District headquarters closed after 70 staff test COVID-19 positive
Kaliro district headquarters have been closed down after 70 out of 100 government employees tested positive for the COVID 19 virus. The...
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890RwandAir Suspends Flights to Uganda Over Surging #Covid-19 cases
Rwanda’s flag carrier airline, RwandAir Thursday announced the suspension of its flights to and from Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport, allegedly due to...
