The Ministry of Health has announced that yesterday it registered 14 new cases of COVID-19, the deadly disease caused by Coronavirus. Results from samples tested on 24 May, 2020 confirm 14 new COVID-19 cases. The total confirmed cases in the country are now 212. All new cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers and […]
The Ministry of Health has called for total abstinence from sex in this era of COVID-19 pandemic. In an advert released by the Ministry, it calls on the young generation to delay sex debuts and children bearing in this time of COVID-19 and after. “In this time of COVID-19 and after, you can delay sexual […]
The Ministry of Health has confirmed 23 new cases of the deadly COVID-19. Samples tested on 23rd May, 2020 confirmed 23 new COVID-19 cases taking the country’s total to 198. 19 new cases are truck drivers who arrived via Elegu and Busia while 4 cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers. All contacts were […]
A COVID-19 Africa Rapid Fund Grant with an initial total funding of approximately USD4.75million, close to R90 million, is being launched to address research questions and implement science engagement activities associated with the pandemic. The National Research Foundation (NRF) supported by South Africa’s Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), […]
The Ministry of Health has on 20 May 2020 confirm 10 new COVID-19 cases. 9 new cases are truck drivers while 1 case is a contact to a confirmed truck driver. Following a Presidential Directive of deducting all foreign truck drivers from Uganda’s case count, the confirmed COVID-19 cases now stand at 145. 11 foreign […]
Kampala: Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda today handed over its contribution of UGX1.3billion (One Billion, Three Hundred Million Shillings) with three brand new pick-up trucks added to the Ministry of Health COVID-19 fleet. Prime Minister and Chair of the National Task Force for COVID-19, Rt. Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda, welcomed the contribution and commended Coca-Cola for […]
Last night the Ministry of Health confirmed 12 new COVID-19 cases confirmed from 1,743 samples of truck drivers. All new cases are Ugandans. The total confirmed COVID-19 cases are now 260. The Ministry also confirmed that 32 foreign truck drivers who tested positive for COVID-19 were turned back to their respective countries.
The COVID-19 pandemic has come hard at every business operation, regardless of size, balance sheet or level of preparedness. After months of watching the situation remain the same or in some cases, get grimmer, it’s safe to say that we’ve come to the point of fight or flight. At an individual, business and national level, […]
The Government has allowed city tycoon Ben Kavuya to fly in his family from USA despite Presidential directives that no passengers should go out or come in the country. The tycoon’s family will be quarantined at the luxurious Legacy Courts on plot 4 Younger Avenue, Bugolobi. The premises have been fully inspected by the team […]
The Ministry of Heath has continued to receive bad news from Truck Drivers tests in regard to COVID-19 deadly disease. The Ministry has today 14th May 2020 confirmed 21 new COVID-19 cases from 1,593 samples of truck drivers. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 160 in Uganda. The new cases include: Ugandans, […]
