coronavirus

A union representing Kenyan long-distance truck drivers has said it suspended the movement of trucks to neighbouring Uganda Thursday until they are assured of their safety, citing Covid-19-related stigma and harassment. Speaking at…

The number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the country now stands at 317 after 36 new cases were recorded from tests conducted on Thursday. The new cases comprise 24 truck drivers who entered the country through the Elegu, Malaba and Lia…

The Ministry of Health has announced that 23 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded at the points of entry while eight cases were registered from contacts of previously confirmed truck drivers. “Today (Tuesday), May 26, 2020, 31 new…

South Africa Slowly Easing Lock Down.

Throughout the centuries, competitors of the prevailing system have known that disaster presents them with an opportunity. Writing about the Black Death, which culled more than 40 per cent of Europe’s population, the historian David Herlihy…

Mexican protesters have shut a US southern border crossing amid fears that untested American travellers will spread coronavirus. Residents in Sonora, south of the US state of Arizona, have promised to block traffic into Mexico for a second…

The most important word on the front page of Sunday's New York Times is "incalculable." The total losses from the Covid-19 pandemic are, indeed, incalculable. The losses are greater than any illustration or description. But The Times is…

Uganda has registered another 15 new cases of COVID-19 for the second day running, of which 12 are truck drivers while the other three cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers. According to a statement issued by the…

The Ministry of Health has confirmed 15 news COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases registered in Uganda to 160. In a Thursday statement, Dr Henry Mwebesa, the director general of health services at the ministry said…

Uganda has struck foreign cargo truck drivers off its list of confirmed cases of coronavirus disease. Subsequently, the number of cases recorded within the country’s borders has reduced from 264 published on Tuesday to 145. The health…