covid-19

Uganda has registered 13 new COVID-19 cases, the biggest number in a single day, bringing the total number of cases to 114. The 13 cases were identified from the 2,421 samples collected from the truck drivers on May 8, 2020.  Seven of…

Somalia and Djibouti's covid-19 cases could become the new worry for regional neighbours already fighting their local battles against the scary virus disease. As at Wednesday, Djibouti had reported 1,120 cases as Somalia filed 835…

The new coronavirus can persist in men's semen even after they have begun to recover, a finding that raises the possibility the virus could be sexually transmitted, Chinese researchers said Thursday. A team at Shangqiu Municipal Hospital…

By Telegraph President Yoweri Museveni has called on rich countries to cancel all of Africa’s debt to help the continent free up enough cash to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Yoweri Museveni told United Nations delegates that only…

Two more truck drivers have tested positive for COVID-19 in Uganda, bringing the figure of confirmed cases to 100. According to the Ministry of Health two drivers; a Kenyan and an Eritrean were tested at the Malaba border point on their…

They have jetted into some of the most horrifying calamities in recent history, clutching the red, white and blue flag of their small island home. Earthquakes in Indonesia and Pakistan; a cholera outbreak in Haiti; and the Ebola epidemic…

Dr. Nyambura Moremi, the Director and Quality Manager of Tanzania’s National Health Laboratory, has been suspended pending investigations. The suspension comes a day after President John Magufuli questioned the credibility of coronavirus…

Nine members of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent in Somalia are under isolation after coming into contact with a confirmed case who is in Mogadishu. On Wednesday evening, UPDF confirmed a soldier attached to the…

The Uganda Episcopal Conference, a body that brings together Catholic Bishops in Uganda, has postponed this year’s Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The annual celebration marked on June 3 brings…

The high court has ordered all Members of Parliament who benefited from the Shillings 10 billion for Covid19 activities to deposit it with the Parliamentary Commission, District or Covid19 National Task Force. Justice Michael Elubu…