All posts tagged "Covid-19"
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1.4KBig StoryUganda 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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872COVID-19WHO 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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996COVID-19UK 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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1.2KCOVID-19High 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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1.0KCOVID-19One 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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991COVID-19Kikuube 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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1.2KAfricaExperts 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-19COVID-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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1.2KCOVID-19Omicron 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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1.1KBreakingUganda 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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864COVID-19High 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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1.1KAfricaZimbabwe 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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1.3KBig StoryUnvaccinated 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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1.1KCOVID-19A 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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1.3KBig StoryMuseveni’s National Address pushed to Saturday
KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni will on Saturday this week address Ugandans in yet another Presidential address on Covid-19 and other matters...
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1.0KHealthBlood donation during the COVID-19 pandemic
HEALTH & LIVING: Blood transfusion saves lives and improves health, but many patients requiring blood transfusion do not have timely access to...
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859Big StoryCommittee selected to probe Minister Musenero over Covid-19 vaccine funds
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Ntungamo Municipality MP Yona Musinguzi has tabled before the House documentary evidence seeking to implicate the Minister of Science, Technology,...
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684COVID-19WHO 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...
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742AfricaPfizer says Covid pill 89% effective against severe disease
Pfizer's is the second anti-Covid pill after that of Merck, which is actually an influenza medicine rebranded to fight the coronavirus. Pfizer's...
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1.1KCOVID-19Vaccinated Ugandans struggling to access online certificates
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Many people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have failed to access their online COVID-19 vaccination certificates. Following the...
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1.3KBig StoryUgandan economy, schools to fully reopen in January 2022
KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni Thursday announced that schools and the rest of the Ugandan economy will fully reopen in January 2022...
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1.1KCOVID-19Health and protection of elderly persons (>60yrs) in light of COVID-19 pandemic crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic is a health and human crisis threatening the health and well-being of millions of people around the world. The...
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1.1KBig StoryForum on COVID-19 calls on government to speed up vaccination
KAMPALA, UGANDA: As the country awaits President Yoweri Museveni’s COVID-19 update this Thursday, a team of experts are calling on the government...