covid-19

As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to surge across the world, the World Health Organisation has said that it is crucial that more is done to help all countries receive lifesaving coronavirus jabs as quickly as possible. The…

The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has spoken out on the President’s warning to MPs that have made allegations of corruption against the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Monica Musenero. Presiding over the…

Tertiary institutions on Monday turned away Covid-19 unvaccinated students. The institutions opened their gates to students after months of closure following the outbreak of covid-19. At Kyambogo University,  as early as 7: 00 a.m,…

President Yoweri Museveni will on Thursday address the country with an “update… on the Covid-19 situation any other related issues,” Lindah Nabusayi, his senior press secretary said Monday morning. The president last addressed the…

President Yoweri Museveni commissioned laboratories for testing Covid-19 at Entebbe International Airport COVID-19 to strengthen the country’s fight against the importation of the coronavirus. The labs will be used for mandatory testing…

Uganda’s Covid-19 Taskforce has proposed the reopening of places of worship in his latest address. President Museveni however maintained the closure of schools, bars, and other areas that encourage crowding such as cinema halls. The…

Uganda has received a consignment of  more than 1.6 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines thanks to a donation by the United States government. This is the second consignment of COVID-19 vaccines that the Biden administration has…

Uganda has received a donation of 647,080 Moderna Covid-19 vaccine doses from the US government. This is the eighth batch of vaccines received in Uganda since March this year - all donated. To date, Uganda has received 2,153,140 doses of…

Uganda has placed an order of 18 million doses of Sinopharm vaccines, Dr. Henry Mwebesa, the director-general of health services has said. According to the director, they have already signed a commitment letter with the COVAX facility to…

President Museveni last evening eased lockdown restrictions following the advice of scientists and projections from National Planning Authority (NPA). In the revised Covid-19 measures, the President lifted inter-district travel ban on…