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The president of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has issued new directives as a way of curbing Corona Virus from entering Uganda. Below are directives in part.. 1. Schools, Universities & Institutions of higher should close by Friday 20th March, 2020 2. Churches, Mosques & Other worship centres should suspend services with immediate effect 3. Political…
The Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwine has told members of parliament that most hand sanitizers being sold on the Ugandan market in the effort to fight the spread of COVID-19 are fake. Dr Atwine made this claim on Wednesday while appearing before the Public Accounts Committee in Parliament where she is being…
The President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed a 30-day ban of all public gatherings in Uganda as government monitors the movement of the coronavirus across the region. Museveni shared the critical decision in a crisis meeting held on Monday 16, March, 2020 with top religious leaders at State House Entebbe. The meeting…
By Agencies The president of Zimbabwe cracked a joke when he was commissioning a mortuary in Masvingo. He spoke of the morgue appreciating how cool it was. In short the president was confirming that the mortuary was built to the standard and indeed fit for the purpose it was built for. Mortuary is a room…
Rwanda has banned public gatherings after four cases of deadly Corona Virus were confirmed in capital Kigali . It has been established that a Ugandan who travelled from the UK on Sunday tested positive for (COVID-19) commonly known as Corona Virus. Rwandan government has revealed on Sunday that four patients tested positive. Three patients are…
Former security minister Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde has been admitted to Kampala Hospital after collapsing in army detention. This website has learnt that the former Security minister has been rushed to hospital with a swollen leg on Sunday, March 15, 2020, after his health deteriorated on Saturday night. It was not immediately clear what caused…
The ministry of health has clarified that there is no confirmed case of coronavirus in Kampala as alleged on social media. Earlier, social media had caught fire following a circulating video that Coronavirus had raided one of tenants at Royal Plaza owned by Tycoon Sudhir Rupaleria under Crane Management. However, it was a lie according…
By Agencies A team of British scientists have said a vaccine for the Covid-19 strain of coronavirus is on the verge of being developed. The researchers said they have successfully trialled the vaccine in mice and are hopeful that it could be ready for human trials by June. Senior researcher Dr Paul McKay of Imperial…
Rwanda has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, an Indian citizen who arrived in the East African nation from Mumbai on March 8, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. He had no symptoms on arrival but presented himself to a health facility on March 13, the ministry said. Rwanda is the 19th African nation to…
Victoria University, a private owned institution has issued guidelines on how its students and the general public should safeguard themselves from getting the world’s deadly coronavirus. The guidelines were in a notice from the university’s faculty of health sciences, where students have been alerted to wash their hands regularly with an alcoholic-based hand rub or…
