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The Uganda health Ministry has confirmed 842 new Covid-19 cases as the Country continues grappling with the virus. The cases were registered from the tests done on 7th June 2021 bringing the Cumulative confirmed cases to 55,511. The country also registered 4 deaths bringing the total to 402 since the scourge outbreak in March 2020.…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has on Sunday night ordered for the closure of schools so that learners can stay home as cases rapidly surge. According to Museveni there is an increased numbers of clusters of infections in schools since March. The Schools have been closed for 42 days effective Monday June 7th 2021 at 8Am.…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced the birth of their second child, a baby girl. Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on Friday morning in a hospital in Santa Barbara, California. Both mother and child are healthy and well, Prince Harry and Meghan said in a statement. The couple said they named their…
Double tragedy has today befell Kyambogo University after the institution confirmed the death of a student and a Staff Member all reported to have succumbed to Covid-19 complications. The student identified as Doreen Mirembe Juliet, allegedly succumbed to the deadly COVID-19 after she had been admitted at Victoria Hospital in Kampala. The deceased student was…
Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Director Finance, Mr Hannington Banyendera has lost the battle to Covid-19, the Aviation Authority has announced. Banyendera died on Saturday, June 5, 2021, after reportedly battling coronavirus for a few weeks. “Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA), with great sorrow, announces the passing-on of our dear Director Finance, Hannington Banyendera,” the…
Mr. Temitope Balogun Joshua, commonly referred to as T. B. Joshua, is dead. TB Joshua was the Leader and Founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN. The news of T.B. Joshua’s death came as a shock to many. Several people have been expressing their thoughts on Twitter and Instagram. As of now, no…
It was all grief and tears as Brenda Nantongo Wamala, the slain daughter of Gen Katumba Edward Katumba Wamala was laid to rest at the family’s ancestral home in Kikandwa, Kasawo in Mukono district. The outgoing Works Minister and former army chief Gen. Katumba and his daughter were attacked by unknown assassins on Tuesday and…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the First Lady Janet Kataaha Museveni have today June 3, 2021 received their second COVID-19 vaccination jabs completing the recommended dose by the health experts. In a statement released by the Presidential Press Unit, Museveni was vaccinated today at State Lodge Nakasero by officials from the ministry of health. “I…
Students of Gulu College of Health Science in Gulu city are on strike over tuition increment. While breaking off on May 13th, 2021, second-year students and finalists received circulars indicating an increment in tuition fees. According to the circular, diploma students under government sponsorship will pay Shillings 1.47 million from Shillings 1.27 million while private…
The World Health Organization has validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, funders, procuring agencies and communities the assurance that it meets international standards for safety, efficacy and manufacturing. The vaccine is produced by the Beijing-based pharmaceutical company Sinovac. “The world desperately needs multiple COVID-19 vaccines to address the huge access inequity…
