covid-19

Kenya Wednesday reported 19 coronavirus-related deaths registered within 24 hours, raising the country’s death toll to 506. A total of 379 Covid-19 infections were recorded from 3,367 tests, bringing the total number of confirmed…

Uganda has registered 66 new Covid-19 cases, the highest number ever recorded in a day. The Sunday figure brings the total number of cases to 1, 500. Of the cases registered on Sunday, 30 are alerts from Kampala, six from…

Uganda People’s Defense Forces –UPDF has barred Local Defense Unit–LDU personnel from daytime security operations. A statement by the newly appointed Defense Ministry Spokesperson, Brig Flavia Byekwaso, says although LDUs who have…

A Congolese Refugee has succumbed to Covid-19 in Kyangwali Refugee settlement in Kikuube district triggering tension among the settlers. Dr. Nicholas Kwikiriza, the Kikuube District Health Officer-DHO, says the victim is a 27-year-old male…

Uganda has registered another COVID-19 death, bringing the number to five. This comes after a 46-year-old Indian woman and resident of Kibuli, Makindye Divison succumbed to the deadly virus. According to the Ministry of Health's daily…

Herman Cain, the Republican pizza chain CEO who ran for president in 2012, has died after contracting Covid-19. Mr Cain, 74, was hospitalised after being diagnosed with the disease earlier this month. "Herman Cain - our boss, our…

Two staff at the National Resistance Movement (NRM) secretariat have tested positive for Covid-19. This was revealed by the party’s secretary general Ms Kasule Lumumba in a tweet and a Facebook post. “This morning, two of our key…

City traders have protested a move by one of their landlords who is demanding rent arrears for shops that were closed since the lockdown in March. In a notice sent to his tenants at the weekend, Mr Drake Lubega provided four bank…

 In the global race to make a coronavirus vaccine, a state-owned Chinese company is boasting that its employees, including top executives, received experimental shots even before the government approved testing in people. “Giving a helping…

Dear All, My attention is drawn to social media posts of pictures of me meeting crowds with no social distancing and no masks and even alleging that I was holding a political rally. I would like to reiterate that I was not holding a…