coronavirus

The World Health Organization is purely focused on saving lives and halting the coronavirus pandemic, its chief said Wednesday after US President Donald Trump announced he was freezing funding for the WHO. "There is no time to waste.…

The UPDF 1st infantry Division court-martial has heard, convicted and sentenced seven LDU personnel and one civilian at Kakiri Division headquarters. Amongst those who appeared before a five-member court team under the chairmanship of…

The High Court has denied bail to Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde who is battling charges of treason and unlawful possession of firearms. High Court Judge Wilson Kwesiga said Tumukunde's bail will be reconsidered after the COVID-19 lockdown.…

Countries should confirm that transmission of the Coronavirus disease has been controlled, and ensure that health systems are capable of detecting, testing, isolating and treating every case of COVID-19, as well as tracing every contact,…

U.S. researchers have opened another safety test of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine, this one using a skin-deep shot instead of the usual deeper jab. The pinch should feel like a simple skin test, a researcher told the volunteer lying on…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said it "could have gone either way" as he thanked healthcare workers for saving his life after being discharged from hospital. Mr Johnson, 55, was taken to London's St Thomas' Hospital on Sunday - 10 days…

The Health Ministry has so far discharged 303 COVID-19 suspects from different quarantine centers in Entebbe Municipality in Wakiso district. The suspects, who have been in isolation in hotels and Guest houses, were discharged between…

An assortment of COVID-19 relief items has been found in a house that reportedly belongs to Mr Martin Owor, the Commissioner in-charge of Disaster Preparedness, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). Mr Owor is one of the four senior…

The United States has become the first country to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in one day, with 2,108 fatalities in the past 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally. The US has now recorded 18,586 deaths…

Three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Uganda have tested negative after the treatment, health authorities have revealed. Dr Henry G. Mwebesa, the director general of health services at the health ministry, said in a Thursday statement…