Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center reported early Sunday that there are nearly 39.7 million COVID-19 infections worldwide and 1.1 million deaths from the virus. The U.S. continues to lead the world in COVID cases, with 8.1 million infections. India said Sunday it had recorded more than 61,000 COVID-19 cases in the previous 24-hour period. India […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said that an agreement with the Trump administration on a new coronavirus relief package would have to be reached within the next 48 hours or it won’t get done before the national presidential election on Nov. 3. Pelosi has engaged in weeks of talks with Treasury […]
PRAGUE – The Czech Republic, which has the highest coronavirus infection rate in Europe, will wait at least two weeks before deciding whether to order a full lockdown to stem its epidemic, Deputy Prime Minister Karel Havlicek said Sunday. In the past week, bars and restaurants in the country of 10.7 million have been ordered […]
National Insurance Company (NIC) experienced a drop in written premiums for the period ended June.The drop was attributed to Covid-19, which during the period forced a slowdown in economic activities across different sectors of the economy.In the first…
Bugembe Health Centre IV in Northern Division, Jinja City, has run out of condoms, putting thousands of residents at risk of contracting HIV/Aids, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unwanted pregnancies.According to the authorities, the facilit…
It is common knowledge that people living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease, are more vulnerable to catching a severe form of Covid-19, and dying.However, there appears to be a…
Uganda is set to start human trials of the Covid-19 vaccine starting November as the country continues the fight against the pandemic, Ministry of Health officials have said.According to the officials, the vaccine called, Self Replicating RNA, which ha…
:- In Bwindi village in Kanungu district southwestern Uganda, a team of four masked Village Health Team (VHTs) members armed with pens, notebooks and forms go knocking door-to-door checking on the health of people in the community. They are accustomed …
Kampala — “As we mark this year’s World Patient Safety Day, it is imperative to note that the current COVID-19 pandemic poses huge challenges and risks to health workers in Uganda, and globally. Working in stressful environments makes health workers mo…
Kampala — Amuru Prison is just like any other prisons facility in Uganda with prisoners going about their daily chores and routines under the watchful eyes of wardens. The situation has been like this for years, and it continues to be.However, on 22 Au…
As Covid-19 cases keep rising in the country, a pattern is emerging: a disproportionately high number of men are being infected.At the beginning of April, truck drivers and their associates (turn boys, off-loaders, and delivery men) were a risk factor …
Kampala — Government has warned the public that the Covid-19 situation will worsen and might lead the affected areas into lockdown to protect the lives of the most vulnerable city dwellers should the public continue to ignore compliance to guidelines t…
Mr Mark Oguma Oguti and his daughter Claudia are thrilled about the launch of the Yellow Fever Vaccination campaign. Asked whether his other family members will be immunized, Mark excitedly says, “they are on the way with their mom. My wife and I alway…