Parliament has rolled out a number of measures restricting and limiting access to the Building, and curtailing MPs’ activities in the constituencies intended to stem the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19). In her communication on Thursday to Parliament, Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga, said that access to the precincts of Parliament and all activities within will be scaled…
The Ministry of Health together with World Health Organization (WHO) has trained Chiefs of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) and top officials from the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs about Corona Virus (COVID-19) at Mbuya hill. The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen. David Muhoozi in his remarks thanked the Ministry of Health…
Burkina Faso has reported its first case of coronavirus death: Marie-Rose Compaoré. She was the second vice-president of the National Assembly. According to the BBC, the 62-year-old who was diabetic died on Tuesday night. Prof. Martial Ouedraogo, national coordinator of the response to the Covid-19 epidemic, confirmed the news saying: “This tragic event calls us…
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…
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…
The coronavirus outbreak has been rapidly worsening globally, but will it affect Jurgen Klopp’s side hopes of winning the league? The effect of the deadly coronavirus has been devastating, with at least 130,000 people infected and over 5,000 deaths by March 13. It has already spread throughout China and is now rampant in the UK, USA, Australia and much of Europe.…
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…
Kenya has banned all major public events after confirming its first case of the new coronavirus, in a woman who had returned to Kenya from the United States, the health minister said on Friday. Mutahi Kagwe told a news conference the government had suspended all public gatherings, sporting events, open-air religious meetings and “all events…
