Uganda Wednesday May20, 2020 confirmed 10 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases for Ugandans to 145. Ministry of Health said 9 new cases are truck drivers while 1 case is a contact to a confirmed truck driver. For updates and latest info about COVID-19 situation in Uganda,
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Cholera outbreak in Moroto district has at least killed four people and left 109 admitted at Moroto Hospital fighting for their lives, Parliament has heard. The revelation was made by Moroto District Health Officer, Dr Charles Omundu Komakech while interacting with the Parliament Task Force Committee on COVID-19 which visited
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Uganda’s public debt could have surpassed the Shs50 trillion mark after recent borrowings and the latest move to borrow an extra Shs3 trillion. The motion seeking approval of Parliament to borrow up to Shs3Trn as budget support to avert effects of Coronovirus on Uganda's economy was tabled by State Minister
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Kenya's confirmed coronavirus cases crossed the 1,000 Wednesday after 66 more tested positive, the highest single-day jump. The rise announced by Health Secretary Mutahi Kagwe (pictured) now brings the tally to 1,029. Mr Kagwe said that 64 out of the new cases reported are Kenyans while two are foreign nationals.
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Lorry drivers are tested for coronavirus at the border A top Tanzanian official has accused Kenya of economic sabotage and questioned the reliability of Kenyan coronavirus test kits in an ongoing row over testing for the virus at the border. A statement from Arusha’s Regional Commissioner Mrisho Mashaka Gambo says
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The feud between the legislature and executive continues to gather steam after the Speaker challenged government to tell the world where it'll get money to buy the much anticipated free masks. This is after President Yoweri Museveni during his 14th COVID-19 address to the nation on Monday announced that Government
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Burundi has blocked social media platforms on election day as voters choose a leader to replace long-serving president Pierre Nkurunziza. Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter are not accessible. Only those using Virtual Private Networks (VPN), which mask a user's identity, can access the social media sites. The authorities have not responded
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The head of the Uganda COVID-19 Fund has expressed remorse over the misunderstanding after they asked Ugandans to contribute shs10, 00 towards the fund. Emmanuel Katongole in a statement says the appeal to contribute was aimed at Ugandans who are willing and not mandatory. "On 21st April 2020, the COVID-19 Fund engaged
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Uganda's coronavirus cases have risen to 264 from 260 after two truck drivers and two contacts of previously confirmed truckers tested positive. The news comes a day after president Yoweri Museveni announced that there will be continued easing of the nationwide lock down beginning next week. It is the first
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By Denis Jjuuko John is one of the employees who was recently informed by his human resource manager that his services are no longer required. The company has lost all its business due to the COVID-19 lockdown. In the letter terminating his employment, he was told that he will be
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