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 […]
The Ministry has confirmed 4 news of COVID-19 in Uganda bringing the total to 164. Results from samples tested on 19th May confirm 4 new COVID-19 cases out of 2,228 samples. 2 cases are among truck drivers while the other 2 are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers. The 2 are Ugandan truck Drivers who […]
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.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni will tonight address the nation regarding COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. The president’s acdress slated to take place tonight at 8pm after earlier announced of pushing it to tomorrow wasiwas withdrawn. The 14-day lockdown extension is supposed to end tomorrow so the head of state will announce the next step tonight. “Tonight at […]
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 Ministry of Health has today 16th May 2020 confirmed 24 new cases of COVID-19 from 2,044 samples of truck drivers. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 227 in Uganda. The new cases breakdown: Elegu: 3 Ugandans, 2 Kenyans Mutukula: 6 Tanzanians, 1 Ugandan Malaba: 12 Kenyans All 554 community samples have […]
The Ministry of Health has confirmed 43 new COVID-19 positive cases from 1838 samples of truck drivers at border points of entry. All 720 samples taken from the community tested negative for COVID-19. The total number of tests done today are 2558 at Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), The total number of COVID confirmed cases […]
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, […]
