All posts tagged "Covid-19"
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479Big StoryStudy shows Anti-Covid drug may have led to virus mutations
An anti-Covid drug widely used across the world may have caused mutations in the virus, researchers said on Monday, but there was...
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829CrimeChinese National arrested over shs4.5bn Acclaim BLQ Scam
Acclaim BLQ Sports SMC operated under the slogan “You lose, You win” which is believed to have attracted many people to the...
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806COVID-19Ministry of Health issues warning as Covid-19 cases rise
Officials say the test positivity rate has risen to 3.5% signalling an upward trend. He has urged health workers and persons aged...
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623COVID-19Museveni recovers from Covid after 11 days of self-isolation
Museveni announced on June 7 as he addressed Parliament at the State-of-the-Nation address at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala that he had...
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1.3KNewsMuseveni delegates Nabbanja as he takes ‘forced leave’ over Covid-19
Mr Museveni said he has been “very cautious with corona” but recently had to give up on facemasks because they were causing...
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389COVID-19The Burden of COVID-19: A global perspective on Uganda and Africa
This article examines the burden of COVID-19 globally, with a specific focus on Africa and Uganda. Additionally, it delves into the introduction...
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1.7KNewsMuseveni to address Ugandans next week amid Covid-19 scare
In the wake of a new wave of flu, the ministry has urged symptomatic individuals to seek clinical care and the general...
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767Big StoryHow greed for profit by big pharmaceuticals’ is a danger to African lives
Another large pharmaceutical company - Gilead Sciences is at it again, reaping billions from public coffers while at the same time risking...
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665AfricaCovid-19 lessons could ease cholera outbreak – Moeti
Even though cholera can be easily treated, if sick people do not have access to health facilities it can result in high...
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966NewsWHO warns of new Covid-19 Variant Arcturus detected in over 20 countries
The spreading variant, which has been reported in at least 21 countries, the WHO said in a new report, is a sub-variant...
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411COVID-19Silent Echoes: The unheard cries of Human trafficking Victims during the COVID-19 pandemic
Just last year, I was contacted by a friend of mine from the school of Women and Gender Studies at Makerere University...
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961OP-EDMusenero used friends to divert billions of Covid-19 funds
In the Financial Year 2020/2021, Dr Musenero’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations, received Shs31b in supplementary funding to fight Covid-19.
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681NewsJournalists without Covid certificates won’t cover Presidential events – State House
According to the Deputy Presidential Press Secretary, Mr Faruk Kirunda, the new directive comes into effect starting next Monday, December 12, 2022.
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697ParliamentSpeaker receives special audit report on COVID-19 spending
The speaker asked the Auditor General to shift focus to value-for-money audits, saying this makes more accountability sense in light of the...
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1.0KCOVID-19Workers flee iPhone factory in China over Covid lockdown
Video shared online showed about 10 people jumping a fence outside the plant, owned by manufacturer Foxconn, in the central city of...
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672COVID-19COVID-19: Pakistan reports 90 coronavirus cases, one death in 24 hours
A total of over 1.5 million Covid-19 cases have so far been reported in Pakistan, while 30,603 people had died since the...
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712COVID-19China approves world’s first inhalable Covid-19 vaccine
The needle-free vaccine which can be stored and administered more easily than intramuscular jabs will be given through a nebuliser, the company...
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960COVID-19Report adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccines: Experts advise
According to the vaccinologists, many of the reactions experienced by people after vaccination are being reported by family members late thus hindering...
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1.0KCurrent AffairsHospitals urged to reserve 10 beds for critical Covid-19 patients as cases rise
The decision was made as new cases were averaging 120 per day creating fear that the country could see a new surge...
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1.1KNewsGovt halts mandatory covid-19 vaccination in schools
More than 16 million learners aged 5 to 17 years were supposed to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in a mass vaccination campaign...
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975Big StoryMUST READ: The emerging viruses of the 21st century
The recent explosion of monkeypox cases in countries where the infection had not previously spread, coupled with the Covid-19 pandemic, has underscored...
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892COVID-19Gov’t turns to private health providers to salvage high vaccine stocks.
While the National Medical Stores (NMS) doesn’t reveal the exact number of vaccines in stores now, the country has since March 2021...
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2.5KBig StoryMusenero’s Sh8m Covid Rats finally arrive at Entebbe Airport
The rats were last year recommended by Musenero as part of the requirements in the development of the drug that would cure...
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1.2KCOVID-19Museveni scoops UK Award for role in managing Covid-19 pandemic
President Yoweri Museveni has received an award from the United Kingdom for his outstanding role in managing the Covid-19 pandemic in the...