The Ministry of Health Uganda has confirmed the second COVID-19 death today. The deceased, an 80-year-old female, was a resident of Mengo, Kisenyi III in Kampala. She was admitted at Platinum Hospital on Friday, 24th July, 2020 at 5:00pm and later referred to Mengo Hospital. This is second death in less than a week which […]
A 34 year old Ugandan female and resident of Namisindwa District who presented with COVID like signs and symptoms: fever, dry cough, headache and difficulty in breathing died of the COVID-19, it has been confirmed. Director General Health Services, Dr. Henry Mwebesa confirmed the news during a presser today evening. The postmortem samples from the […]
A team of scientists at Oxford University’s Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group has taken the next step towards the discovery of a safe, effective and accessible vaccine against coronavirus. The results of the Phase I/II trial published today in the scientific journal, The Lancet, indicate no early safety concerns and induces strong immune responses in […]
Speaker of Parliament Rt Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has announced that starting this Tuesday, all Members of Parliament will under mass COVID-19 testing. The news comes after a lawmaker tested positive for the Coronavirus virus at Mulago National Referral Hospital. Unconfirmed reports indicate that Kiryandongo Woman MP, Helen Kahunde is the MP who tested positive […]
The Ministry of Health has announced detection of 4 new cases of COVID-19. Results of COVID-19 tests done on 12 July 2020, 4 new COVID-19 cases confirmed. The cumulative confirmed cases of Ugandans is now 1,029. Uganda has registered COVID-19 total recoveries of 977 with zero deaths.
The Ministry of Health has today confirmed registering 7 new cases of COVID-19, a disease caused by Coronavirus. Results from COVID-19 tests done on 10 July 2020, 7 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed. The cumulative total confirmed cases of Ugandans are now 1,013. The 7 cases are; 2 truck drivers from Malaba, 5 Alerts: […]
By Christopher Burke, WMC Africa Government support for the promotion of agriculture in the 2020/21 budget with the scrapping of VAT on agricultural equipment and processed milk are welcome steps in the right direction; however, care is required in the utilization of import duties to pursue import substitution associated with agricultural products. Uganda is a relatively […]
The number of COVID-19 cases in Uganda has reached 1000 mark after 23 new cases were announced by the ministry of Health. Results of COVID-19 tests done on 08 July 2020 confirm 23 new cases. The cumulative confirmed cases of Ugandans are now 1,000 with total recoveries of 908 and zero deaths.
The Ministry of Health Uganda has announced 16 new cases of COVID-19. Results of COVID-19 tests done on 05 July 2020 confirm 14 new cases. The cumulative confirmed cases of Ugandans is now 953. The 16 cases are; 11 Ugandan truck drivers who arrived from Kenya (9) via Malaba, (1) from South Sudan via Elegu […]
The Ministry of Health has announced 9 new cases of COVID-19, a disease caused by Coronavirus. Results from COVID-19 tests done on 01 July 2020, 9 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed. The cumulative total confirmed cases of Ugandans are now 902. The 9 cases are; 2 truck drivers who arrived from Kenya via Malaba, […]
