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Hon Justine Kasule Lumumba, secretary general for National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has tested positive for Coronavirus. This comes after she had gone into seven days of self isolation. While addressing a press conference on Sunday afternoon at Kyadondo,Hon.Rose Namayanja, party national treasurer revealed that Lumumba tested positive for COVID-19 Pandemic with symptoms of dry…
Medics involved in the treatment of COVID-19 have asked the government to set up follow up clinics. They say the current practice of government discharging patients the moment they test negative leaves many of them experiencing long term effects with no medical care. According to scientists, people who suffer from COVID-19 experience long-term effects sometimes…
Mid-October this year, businessman Sudhir Ruparelia wrote a lengthy letter to President Yoweri Museveni making a case for a need to license local companies that have expressed interest to grow marijuana for medical purposes. Sudhir’s call came after the ministry of health and government had expressed that allowing the licensed commercial growing of marijuana and…
Former Resident District Commissionar for Lyantonde district Sulaiman Tiguragara Matojo has passed on at Mulago Referal hospital. Celebrated Radio talk show host Matojo succumbed to coronavirus after being admitted at Mulago with severe headache, dry cough and chest pain few days ago. He was rushed to medical facility for emergency treatment after he collapsed from…
Ruparelia Foundation and Sanyu FM has donated scholastic materials to one of the vulnerable children homes in Luzira, Kampala as one way of touching their lives and giving back to the community. The donations are in line with the marking of the international World AIDS Day commemorated December 1 every year since 1988. This years…
Speke Resort and Conference Centre in Munyonyo, Kampala has reopened its Speke Resort Wellness Centre and has also announced that it has commenced Outdoor Zumba Classes to help their customers keep in shape with style. Zumba dance has over the years gained momentum in Uganda having been introduced to the world by a Colombian dancer…
By Robby Muhumuza “Do you know anyone.. who knows someone with Corona?” The above refrain trending on social media a few months ago sounded funny and my family members and I laughed at it. That laugh has now dried off my lips. I know scores of people who have been infected by COVID-19. I have…
At least 45 students from two schools in Masaka district have tested positive for the Coronavirus disease-COVI19. The affected students are mainly from the boarding section. Dr. Nathan Onyach, the Director- Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, says the students are admitted at the COVID-19 Treatment Centre. Onyach said the surveillance team is still tracing all contacts to contain the…
By Agencies Another COVID-19 vaccine has shown exciting results, potentially adding millions of doses to the supply of vaccines that could be available this year. The vaccine from biotech firm Moderna was 94.5% effective, according to an early analysis of clinical trial results that the company released Monday. The news follows drug maker Pfizer’s announcement last Monday that…
Phillip Pichan, a construction engineer with the Local Government ministry has succumbed to COVID-19 at Mulago Referral Hospital. According to one of his friends Honesty Matu revealed that Eng.Pichan was rushed to hospital last week after developing breathing complications, severe headache and dry cough. It is said that by the time of his admission at…
