In a bid to raise Twenty Million Covid-19 dozes, City Businessman Hamis Kiggundu through his Ham Foundation has today donated Fifteen thousand Covid-19 dozes worthy Shs 530 Millions to Ugandans. According to Tycoon Kiggundu, over 5000 dozes are for his employees and tenants and 10000 dozes are for other fellow Ugandans. “As Ham Enterprises, am…
Uganda has registered 43 new cases of Coronavirus, with authorities expressing “concern” over the increased infections in the capital city, Kampala. “The Ministry of Health with concern has observed the rapidly increasing cases in Kampala,” the Ministry said in a statement this Tuesday. “The number of cases has been rising since the lifting of the…
The President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni has revealed that he will address the country about the current Covid-19 situation next week as Covid-19 cases in the country surge. The President made remarks while addressing the NRM delegates conference held from State House in Entebbe. He expressed his worry on how Covid-19 cases in Kampala are…
An employee of Vision Group tested positive for Covid19 over the weekend, Robert Kabushenga, the Group’s chief executive said in a Monday statement. In a memo sent to all staff, Mr Kabushenga said the employee tested positive on Sunday and that his contacts have been urged to self-isolate for 14 days. “I wish to inform you…
Moscow’s Gamelei Center will register the world’s first coronavirus vaccine on August 12, Russia’s deputy health minister has revealed. Oleg Gridnev says medical workers and the elderly will be given priority for immunization. The senior minister at the department, Mikhail Murashko, announced last week that a nationwide mass vaccination program is planned to begin in…
Uganda has registered another Covid-19 death, bringing the total to six. According to the Ministry of Health, the deceased is a 70-year old Ugandan male, resident of Natete, Kampala. “On 24th July 2020, he presented at Lubaga Hospital with signs and symptoms consistent with covid-19 which include:mild fever, cough and difficulty in breathing. Further investigations…
Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) spokesperson Colonel Overson Mugwisi has succumbed to Covid-19. According to a family member, Mugwisi who has been on sick leave died on Friday. He confirmed that Mugwisi died at an Army hospital at the Josiah Magama Tongogara Barracks in Harare where he was rushed to overnight after the family failed to…
President Yoweri Museveni has directed the ministry of health to test all Political aspirants, for COVID-19 before engaging in any form of political campaigns. The directive comes at a time when there is a growing concern over the increasing number of community infections especially in the greater Kampala Metropolitan area but also the increasing number…
More than half million coronavirus have been confirmed in South Africa, according to the country’s health minister. Zwelini Mkhize announced 10,107 new cases on Saturday, bringing the tally to 503,290, along with 8,153 deaths. South Africa is the hardest-hit country on the continent and accounts for half of all reported infections in Africa. It also…
Rwandan airports on Saturday reopened to international travellers, more than four months after the central African nation suspended commercial passenger flights to mitigate the COVID-19 outbreak. The suspension didn’t affect cargo and emergency flights. Tourists travelling by charter flights had been allowed to enter the country that is famous for mountain gorilla tracking since June…
