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23:50
23:50

Museveni Vows to Crush Protestors as Salons, Arcades Reopen 1

Speaking at Nakasero State Lodge on Tuesday night, Museveni said the salons and arcades that have been given green light to reopen, must follow the Standard Operating Procedures [SOPs] among them not selling in corridors, steps or verandahs, having temperature guns, enforcing social distancing and hand washing.
23:02
23:02

96 People Return from Europe, North Africa 2

this group brings the total number of returnees to 1,693, ever since June 22nd, 2020 when the country started receiving stranded Ugandans and legal residents.
21:04
21:04

Two Babies Die at Arua Hospital During Power Outages-Director Wenreco. 2 3

West Nile Rural Electrification Company-Wenreco, which supplies power to the region has been experiencing intermittent power outages because of the breakdown in one of the turbines at its dams.
19:59
19:59

Uganda Halts Use of Hdyroxychloroquine for COVID-19 Treatment COVID-19 in Uganda 1

The drug has been used to treat some positive cases of the disease at some treatment facilities like Entebbe General Hospital. It was used in combination with antibiotics like azithromycin and painkillers where needed.
12:19
12:19

Gov’t Officials Meeting in Entebbe to Discuss Possibility of Ending Lockdown COVID-19 1 1 Top story

The government started easing COVID-19 restrictions a month ago, after more than two months of a total lockdown that was announced as one of the measures to control the spread of COVID-19. But salons, arcades, bars and bodaboda businesses have remained closed, alongside churches, schools and other public gatherings.
12:06
12:06

Amuru Officials Disagree on Closure of Covid19 Quarantine Center 1

The task force ran out of food to feed the suspects in institutional quarantine by Saturday last week.
11:39
11:39

14-Year-Old HIV Positive Boy Abandoned at Kiwoko Hospital COVID 19 Lockdown 4 1

Paul Mugisha, a senior HIV/AIDS counsellor at Kiwoko Hospital, says that the boy was malnourished with several wounds all over his body, by the time he was admitted at the facility. After a number of tests, he was found to have HIV, and his CD4 had fallen drastically.
11:16
11:16

Kitgum Covid-19 Taskforce to Establish Screening Centre At Uganda-South Sudan Border Torit state 2 1

William Komakech, Kitgum Resident District Commissioner says there have been growing concerns on infiltration of South Sudanese from Torit state entering the district through Orom Sub county.
05:18
05:18

WHO Recommends Mass Testing for COVID-19 in Amuru Amuru District. 2 1

Dr Mawanda said that a team of WHO consultants who were integrated into the risk communication, infection prevention control and surveillance specialists have detected several loopholes that threaten the fight against the virus in Elegu.
04:41
04:41

Two COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Enable Body to Fight Off Virus

The findings from phase 2 trials of the vaccines show that when the Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine (ChAdOx1nCOV-19) and the Ad5-vectored COVID-19 vaccine from China were injected, participants were able to help the body create more T-cells and antibodies that are able to suppress the COVID-19 virus.
Jul 2020 10 results