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WHO monitoring new Covid variant named ‘Mu’

AFP NEWS: The World Health Organization has said it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as “Mu”, which was first identified...

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Jethro Mugumya: Ex-Lands Commission boss succumbs to COVID-19

The former Under Secretary at the Uganda Lands Commission, Mr. Jethro Albert Mugumya, 68, has succumbed to Covid-19, the Daily Express has...

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COVID-19: New daily cases fall under 600 for first time in a month

The new daily COVID-19 infections in Uganda have continued to drop, which should give the country hope as the country battles the...

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Patients flee Budaka hospital as four succumb to Covid 19

BUDAKA: Dozens of In-patients and caretakers at Budaka Health IV have deserted their wards after four covid-19 patients died at the health...

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COVID19: 1,397 new cases registered, 42 deaths

The latest Covid-19 update released on Saturday, June 19, indicates that Uganda has registered 1,397 new coronavirus cases with 42 deaths according...

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My 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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WASWA 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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KALIRO: 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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Uganda registers highest COVID-19 cases in a day, deaths surpass 400

The Ministry of Health has reported that 1,438 new Coronavirus cases were confirmed on Thursday posting a highest number of Covid-19 infections...

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My Covid-19 story: I wrote my will thinking I’d die

Mr David Rugemwa, a Ugandan based in South Africa says his experience with Covid-19 was scary and one that had him thinking...

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Two popular Ugandan journalists succumb to COVID-19

Rupiny Radio station manager Monica Okot and Daily Monitor’s Pauline Bangirana have Wednesday morning been pronounced dead following a battle with COVID-19....

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Judiciary Suspends All Court Hearings in new #Covid-19 SOPs announced

The Chief Justice of Uganda Justice Alphonse Owiny-Dollo has issued fresh Covid-19 guidelines to be followed by all Judicial officers suspending all...

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Uganda to receive second batch of #Covid-19 vaccine doses

Uganda is to receive a second batch of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses this week to boost the country’s vaccination drive. The...

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32 Students at Kabale University Test Positive for Coronavirus

Kabale District authorities have embarked on stringent enforcement of Covid19 prevention measures after the district reported 112 positive cases of the virus....