coronavirus

Samples collected from seven people who were suspected to have the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) are negative. Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng this morning confirmed the results on her twitter page. “Good to note that samples from…

President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the closure of schools and religious gatherings across the country in an attempt to prevent the spread of coronavirus that has ravaged most countries across the globe. Mr Museveni said although…

Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Guinea, Rwanda, Tanzania and Mauritania have all confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, giving the disease a foothold in at least countries on the African continent. Africa had until now largely been…

Tanzania on Monday confirmed its first case of Covid-19 in the country. The country's Health ministry said the 46-year-old woman returned from Belgium on Sunday aboard a RwandAir plane. The woman was screened on arrival at…

A 22-year-old Ugandan man who arrived in Rwanda from London on March 15 is among the four additional coronavirus cases who were Sunday identified through positive tests in Rwanda. This brings the number of people who have tested…

The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked Hon Anthony Akol to leave the Chambers after his admission that he travelled to South Korea and later to South Africa. "You admitted to the Hansard that you travelled to these places.…

Say no to a handshake, refuse every peck on the cheek and definitely avoid hugging. Instead, try a direct gaze, or maybe a hand gesture.In Uganda, the President, Mr Yoweri Museveni has urged Ugandans to avoid shaking hands ‘unnecessarily’…

All the four foreign nationals currently under isolation in Uganda have tested negative for COVID-19, the Ministry of Health announced but the Ministry of Health has appealed to the general public to practise #COVID19 preventive measures at…