coronavirus

Kenya now has 343 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Saturday, saying a total of 98 people had recovered and that the death toll remained 14. Kenya, which reported its first case of Covid-19…

President Museveni has flagged off the vehicles donated by different stakeholders to the National Coronavirus Taskforce in a bid to augment the fight against COVID-19 in the country. President Museveni during a brief ceremony at Kololo…

There is growing concern among Ugandans after the Ministry of Health announced the biggest single-day jump in coronavirus cases since the outbreak of the deadly disease in Uganda. More concerning is that all the 11 new cases of COVID-19…

By Don Wanyama On April 7th, Bernard Sabiiti, a researcher and public policy analyst, tweeted this on his timeline: “I think Museveni has cast a spell on me! How else can I explain the fact that I look forward to his Covid-19 addresses…

The number of tests carried out so far are not enough to guarantee that Uganda has successfully contained Coronavirus Disease-COVID-19. Uganda confirmed the first case of the virus on March 21. A month later, about 13,000 tests have been…

President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday revealed having talked to his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on synchronized efforts as East African Community Partner States to jointly combat the spread of Covid-19 in the region. President Paul…

When the virus came here, it found a country with serious underlying conditions, and it exploited them ruthlessly. Chronic ills—a corrupt political class, a sclerotic bureaucracy, a heartless economy, a divided and distracted public—had…

In a war situation, nobody asks anyone to stay indoors. You stay indoors by choice. In fact, if you have a basement, you hide there for as long as hostilities persist. During a war, you don't insist on your freedom. You willingly give it up…

Ugandan health authorities are searching for a Tanzanian Truck driver who tested positive for COVID-19. This sample was among the results of the 1,120 people among which are 376 of those under institutional quarantine that were tested by…

Bill Gates has said Donald Trump's decision to stop US funding of the World Health Organisation "during a world health crisis" is as "dangerous as it sounds". The Microsoft founder tweeted:"Their work is slowing the spread of COVID-19 …