All posts tagged "Covid-19"
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1.2KBreakingBREAKING! New Coronavirus Strain confirmed in Uganda
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Government of Uganda has confirmed a new strain of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the country. The new Coronavirus strain was...
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750COVID-19Nsambya Barracks gets Covid-19 Treatment Center
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Directorate of Police Health Services has unveiled a Covid-19 isolation facility and treatment centre at Nsambya Barracks. The function...
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657Big StoryBIG STORY: Shs 720m cash controversies emerge over Namboole COVID facility
BIG STORY: The public has been hit with shock over Shs 720 million which the ministry of Health claims it spent to...
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528BreakingCOVID-19: South Sudan imposes 30-day lockdown as cases surge
JUBA, South Sudan: South Sudan has announced a month-long lockdown banning social gatherings, classes, religious services and political rallies following a sharp...
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947BreakingGov’t secures 18 Million #Covid-19 Vaccine doses, each will cost UGX 60,000
COVID-19 UPDATE: The government of Uganda is set to procure 18 million #Covid-19 vaccine doses, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has confirmed....
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646Big StoryCOVID-19: Gov’t to borrow UGX115bn to fight the pandemic
PARLIAMENT: Cabinet has authorised the Ministry of Finance to borrow $31.64m (Shs115.8b) from the African Development Fund (ADF) to boost government response...
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864COVID-19Relief for Uganda as COVID-19 daily cases drastically reduce
KAMPALA – Uganda’s battle against Covid-19 seems to be on drastic decline as daily cases have continually decreased the past few days...
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1.3KBreakingNebbi Diocese Bishop Wathokudi Dies of Covid-19
NEBBI, UGANDA: News coming in from West Nile is that Rt Rev. Alphonse Wathokudi, the Bishop of Nebbi Diocese, has passed away...
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1.0KBreakingGulu RDC Maj. Santos Okot is dead
COVID-19 UPDATE: Maj. Santos Okot Lapolo – the Resident District Commissioner RDC for Gulu District has succumbed to the deadly coronavirus disease...
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945BreakingFormer Agriculture minister Dr. Kisamba Mugerwa, dead
BREAKING STORY: Former Agriculture Minister Dr. Wilberforce Kisamba-Mugerwa has succumbed to Covid-19, the Daily Express can confirm. According to family sources that...
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548COVID-19Grief as another Senior Medic Succumbs to COVID-19
COVID-19 UPDATE: Dr Gelasius Mukasa a Uganan senior paediatrician has succumbed to COVID-19, The Daily Express confirms. According to his colleagues, the...
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1.5KCOVID-19Curfew extended as schools reopen on Jan 4th
Public events and gatherings which may act as ‘super spreader’ events for the virus, including political and roadside gatherings or meetings will...
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848COVID-19Uganda to receive AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine – Min of Health
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The ministry of health has said that Uganda’s application to access the Covid-19 vaccine that’s already in circulation and accepted...
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1.7KBreakingRapper GNL Zamba tests positive for Covid-19
COVID-19 UPDATE: Legendary Music Rapper and Recording Artiste Ernest Nsimbi porpulary known as GNL Zamba is positive for Covid-19, The Daily Express...
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612COVID-19COVID-19: Soroti hospital boosted with five ICU beds installation
Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, the main coronavirus treatment facility for Teso Sub-region has announced that the facility has installed five Intensive Care...
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1.5KCOVID-19WHO Officials warns of a more severe pandemic than coronavirus
Kampala, Uganda | THE DAILY EXPRESS: Senior officials at the World Health Organization (WHO) have warned that there is a real chance...
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912BreakingCOVID-19: Everton vs Man City postponed due to more positive tests
Manchester City’s away game to 3rd placed Everton in the Premier League has been postponed following further positive covid-19 tests reported on...
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913BreakingKyotera District Woman MP Robina Ssentongo is dead!
Kyotera District Woman MP, Robina Ssentongo, 58, is dead. Reports reaching the Daily Express confirm that the legislator succumbed to COVID-19. The...
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766COVID-19COVID-19: Uganda records 639 new cases as total cases rise to 26,369
The Ministry of Health has confirmed 639 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to...
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2.0KBreakingCOVID-19: Uganda registers highest ever record of 1,199 new cases in single day
The Ministry of Health have confirmed 1,199 new cases of COVID-19, from tests conducted on Wednesday December 9, with 12 deaths Uganda....
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1.2KCOVID-19Ministry cuts Covid-19 testing cost to UGX36,000 as cases surpass 25000
The cost of Covid-19 testing is likely to drop from about UGX 360, 000 ($100) to UGX 36,000 ($10), a senior official...
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1.4KBreakingBreaking: Kiboga DHO succumbs to Covid-19
The District Health Officer for Kiboga District Dr. Michael Musiitwa Mugwanya has succumbed to Covid-19, the Daily Express confirms. Musiitwa was confirmed...
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777COVID-19Uganda Applies for 2 Million Free Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine
Uganda has applied for more than two million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as the pandemic ravages the country ahead of the 2021...
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1.2KBreakingFormer NITA-U Director James Saaka is dead
James Saaka, the former Executive Director of the National Informational Technology Authority (NITA-U), is dead. Saaka, who served NITA-U for over ten...