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29 Mar · 11:12 · COVID-19 UPDATE- 22 Countries Remain Free from Deadly Virus
28 Mar · 02:48 · COVID-19; Watoto Children's Choir Under Quarantine
27 Mar · 08:24 · Artists, Opinion Leaders 'Add Rhythm' to Fight Against COVID-19
27 Mar · 03:17 · Research Shows Possible Transmission of COVID -19 from Mother to Child
27 Mar · 11:37 · G20 Leaders Announce USD 5 Trillion Kitty to Help in Covid-19 Responses
27 Mar · 10:25 · Uganda Confirms 4 New Cases of COVID-19
26 Mar · 08:34 · Officers Storm Arua Town to Enforce Ban on Public Transport
26 Mar · 08:03 · Business Hit Hard as Taxis Are Grounded in Luweero Town
26 Mar · 06:58 · Soroti Hospital Suffers Shortage of Protective Gear
26 Mar · 06:45 · Spy Agencies Deployed to Trace All Returnees Avoiding Quarantine

COVID-19 UPDATE- 22 Countries Remain Free from Deadly Virus

The countries that have reported no cases so far come mainly from two continents-Africa and Asia. In Africa, the unaffected countries include; South Sudan, Burundi, Botswana, Western Sahara, Sierre Leone, Guinea Bissau, Lesotho, Comoros, Malawi and Sao Tome ne Principe.

COVID-19 UPDATE- 22 Countries Remain Free from Deadly Virus

COVID-19; Watoto Children's Choir Under Quarantine

The choir raises awareness about the work of Watoto Church globally and also offers leadership training for children. The team returned to Uganda on March 20, 2020 and have since then been and institutional quarantine at Entebbe.

COVID-19; Watoto Children's Choir Under Quarantine

Artists, Opinion Leaders 'Add Rhythm' to Fight Against COVID-19

In some of the lyrics, artists, both local and international are seeking to lift the spirits of persons fighting a disease, whose genesis, mutation, management and treatment, remains strange to mankind. Some of them carry a spiritual message, so powerful at a time of self-isolation, quarantine and social distancing in response to the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Artists, Opinion Leaders 'Add Rhythm' to Fight Against COVID-19

Research Shows Possible Transmission of COVID -19 from Mother to Child

In a study whose results were published in the global science journal - JAMA on Thursday evening, researchers at Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University in Wuhan, China say they followed a positive mother in her last trimester of pregnancy since January and that at the time of delivery, the neonate born to this mother who had earlier tested positive for COVID-19 had elevated antibody levels and abnormal cytokine test (Immune system chemical) results two hours after birth.

Research Shows Possible Transmission of COVID -19 from Mother to Child

G20 Leaders Announce USD 5 Trillion Kitty to Help in Covid-19 Responses

In the communique last night, the leaders said “we consider that consolidating Africa's health defense is a key for the resilience of global health.” This means part of that money pledged will be spent in poorer countries to strengthen capacity to deal with the virus.

G20 Leaders Announce USD 5 Trillion Kitty to Help in Covid-19 Responses

Uganda Confirms 4 New Cases of COVID-19

The tweet threat indicates that the four were part of a group of 197 cases tested on Thursday. All the people who were tested were returnees from Dubai and other high-risk countries.

Uganda Confirms 4 New Cases of COVID-19

Officers Storm Arua Town to Enforce Ban on Public Transport

Christopher Barugahare, the West Nile Region Police Commander, said they won’t comprise on the President’s directive, saying the officers are under instructions to confront whoever acts to the contrary.

Officers Storm Arua Town to Enforce Ban on Public Transport

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The city is silent, with just a few shops opening for business, with barely a vehicle in the parks across the city. Outside the gazetted parking areas, law endforcement officers are still struggling to control the movement of bodaboda cylists, some of who, are defying the presidential directive, against transporting passengers.

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According to CSBAG, over 200 billion Shillings which were allocated for luxurious activities like gym memberships for civil servants and Members of Parliament and entertainment should go towards procuring equipment and facilitating health facilities to handle COVID 19.

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The President also appointed Dr Michael Atingi-Ego as the new Deputy Governor, Bank of Uganda.

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