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Panic At IGG’s Office After Massive Restructuring Is Announced
Panic has broken out among staff members of the Inspector General of Government (IGG) after a massive restructuring process was announced by management last week, which is likely to see several staff members moved and others dropped. We have learnt that the Inspectorate of Government is conducting a restructuring exercise and as a result of…
Panic As Vision Group Registers 13 More Covid-19 Cases
Vision Group has registered new 13 cases of corona virus after today’s test results. This has been revealed by Robert Kabushenga the group Chief Executive officer in a WhatsApp group massage to his colleagues from other government agencies. “We are going back to lockdown levels of decongestion. The problem here is I think by the…
Panic As US Congressman ‘Engel’ Calls for Magnitsky Sanctions on Human Rights Abusers In Uganda Ahead Of 2021 Elections
Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, have called on the Trump Administration to take immediate action to address a worsening human rights situation in Uganda prior to general elections next month. In his December 9, 2020 letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Engel…
Panic As Ugandan Student Commits Suicide In China Over Coronavirus
The mother of a 22-year-old Ugandan student who died in China on Thursday has said she had been communicating with him daily and would have told her if he was troubled. Shafiq Mbogo, a fourth year private student pursuing bachelor’s degree in International Business and Trade at Shenyang University in Shenyang City, the capital of…
Panic As Uganda’s Daily Covid-19 Cases Skyrocket To Another Record
The pace of new COVID-19 cases in Uganda has hit a new daily record today as the ministry of health confirms 1,566 new cases. The cumulative confirmed cases are 58,515. Yesterday the ministry reported a record of 1,438 new cases which has today been broken. The breakdown of the new cases are; 1,566 contacts and…
Panic As Uganda Registers First Covid-19 Death
Uganda has registered the first Covid-19 death. The deceased is a 34-year-old Ugandan support staff working in Namisindwa District, according to Dr Henry Mwebesa, the director health services. She first presented with Covid like signs and symptoms; fever, dry cough, headache and difficulty in breathing. She was initially admitted to Wasungui HC II on Wednesday…
Panic As Uganda Coronavirus Cases Reach 30
Seven new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were confirmed in Uganda on Saturday night, bringing the total number so far registered in the East African country to 30. Earlier, the ministry of health had announced five new cases, adding that some of the patients were being transferred to the New Mulago Hospital. In a tweet the…
Panic As Two Senior Health Officials Test Positive For Covid-19
Tension is high at Masindi Hospital as two Senior Health workers at the facility have tested Positive for COVID-19 alongside four other community members. The results of the two were released to the district Health officials by the Health ministry on Sunday evening. Dr Rogers Musinguzi, the Head of Covid-19 Case management team in Masindi…
Panic As Troubled Dfcu Bank Closes Branch After Recording 5 Covid-19 Cases
The troubled commercial DFCU Bank of Uganda, is nursing five (5) COVID-19 infections from its staff at Lugogo Branch leaving both the management and customers at high risk of contracting the virus. According to the statement released by the Bank management, the affected staff have been accorded the requisite medical and psychosocial support and the…
Panic As Suspected Female Covid-19 Patient Dies In Mbale
The Ministry of Health is currently investigating death of a 34 year old female who passed on 21st July, 2020 at a Clinic in Mbale. The deceased is Kenyan national married to a Ugandan. At the time of her first admission, she presented with COVID-19 related symptoms that included fever, headache and difficulty in breathing.…