All posts tagged "Covid-19"
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918Big StoryMOH on the spot over rising covid-19 deaths in health workers over shortage of PPE and Sanitizers
The Ministry of Health together with the National Drug Authority (NDA) have come under the spotlight following the increasing number of health...
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795OP-EDWho is fighting Atwine for her motherly heart in Covid-19 battle?
By Martin E. Kalikolaki Covid-19 has claimed many lives in the world since January 2020 especially in countries like India, Brazil, USA,...
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1.1KOP-EDBeating Covid: I coughed a lot, lost breathe, but the concoction helped
In this series dubbed ‘Beating Covid’, we trace victims who caught the virus and overcame it. We share a story of Mr...
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990Big StoryGov’t pushes date for Covid-19 Relief Cash to Thursday
Government has pushed further the date to start sending Covid-19 Relief cash to vulnerable groups to Thursday (tomorrow), citing irregularities and slow...
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1.7KJust InJethro 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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533COVID-19Two people succumb to Covid-19 in prisons as more than 100 test positive
The Ugandan Prisons Service has said at least two people within their jurisdiction have succumbed to Covid-19 out of the 141 active...
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1.3KCOVID-19Another Makerere University Lecturer Succumbs to COVID-19
Another lecturer and researcher at Makerere University, Eng. Dr. Godfrey Mwesigye has died. The University management announced Dr. Mwesigye, 43, succumbed to...
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947COVID-19Uganda to purchase Two million Covid vaccines from US firm
Uganda has secured a deal to purchase two million Covid-19 vaccines from American pharmaceutical company, Johnson & Johnson, through the African Union....
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934East AfricaCovid-19: Govt reopens schools, revises guidelines
By The Citizen: As schools re-open across the country today, the government said on Sunday that Tanzania was revising its earlier guidelines on...
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1.1KLatest NewsList of Beneficiaries for Covid-19 Relief cash to be verified, says Amongi
Government has today unveiled a verification team and exercise it intends to use in verifying the validity of the proposed Covid-19 cash...
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949COVID-19Four-year-old baby succumbs to Covid-19 in Pader
A four-year-old boy in Pader district has succumbed to coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The minor reportedly died on Thursday night from their home...
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1.3KCOVID-19Anyone found without a mask in public to be jailed two months, says Min Aceng
Government through the Ministry of Health has announced a two-month jail sentence for anyone who flouts COVID-19 SOPs including appearing in public...
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1.2KBig StoryMinister Aceng summoned by parliament over 800 fake Covid-19 vaccines
The Minister of Health, Dr. Ruth Aceng has been summoned by the Parliamentary Committee on COVID-19 to explain the vaccination of more...
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1.7KBig StoryEXCLUSIVE: Full list of Medics who have died of Covid-19 in line of duty
EXCLUSIVE REPORT – Following the second wave of Covid-19 that recently hit the country, more than 10 medical doctors have since succumbed...
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951COVID-19COVID-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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868COVID-19Nakasongola District closes offices as 27 staff test Covid-19 positive
The Nakasongola District RDC Mr, Dan Muganga has announced that district offices will remain closed to both the staff and the general...
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1.2KBreakingNDA approves use of Covidex as treatment for Covid-19
The National Drug Authority (NDA) has finally cleared and approved the use of COVIDEX herbal medicine as a supporting treatment for viral...
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628Big StoryEXCLUSIVE: Govt to spend more $470 million on COVID-19 vaccine
“We have $470 million to order vaccine and equipment to use in the fight against Coronavirus,” she said.
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747COVID-19Covid-19 Vaccination resumes, No jab for first-timers
Vaccination against Covid-19 resumed yesterday in several districts across the country a week after the contingent of 175,200 doses of the AstraZeneca...
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1.1KBreakingKapchorwa District CAO, Peter Kandole dies of Covid
Kapchorwa district Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Simon Peter Kandole has died, the Daily Express has learnt. District authorities confirmed to this website...
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1.3KCOVID-19Star Link Buses Proprietor succumbs to Covid-19
Major (Rtd) William Ntuyehe Masumbuku, the proprietor of Starlink Buses has passed on. According to family sources, he succumbed to Covid-19 on...
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1.5KBreakingAssistant Auditor-General Francis Masuba succumbs to Covid
KAMPALA: Mr. Francis Masuba, the Assistant Auditor General in charge of Corporate Affairs, is dead, the Daily Express reports. This was announced...
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1.5KCOVID-19Fearing Covid-19, A Mirror to Fear Sin
By Sem. Robert [email protected] National Major Seminary. The Eyrie thinkers have persisted in contemplating upon these harsh times of Covid-19 and much...
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1.1KCOVID-19COVID-19: 302 people recover from coronavirus in 24 hours
A total of 302 people have recovered from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours according to the latest update from the Ministry...