Truck drivers to get COVID-19 results in 45 minutes after government launches GeneXpert machines at border points
For almost a month now, border points have posed the highest threat to Uganda’s fight against COVID-19 pandemic. A series ...
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Three patients have recovered from COVID-19, discharged from Entebbe Grade B Hospital
It has been a while (a while being a few days) since we last registered COVID-19 recoveries but that is ...
No need to extend lockdown, we have to learn to live with COVID-19 like we do with malaria – Former President Uganda Medical Association, Dr Ekwaro Obuku
Uganda’s 21 days of lockdown end tomorrow, May 5, and President Yoweri Museveni is expected to address the country today ...
Lifting lockdown will disrupt rapid assessment survey – Experts tell Museveni but warn him on prolonged extension as many are starving
As Government is looking into extending the lock down, experts on national COVID-19 response team are said to have met ...
Over 100 Police officers in Masindi barracks who came into contact with the officer that tested positive for COVID-19 put under quarantine
Uganda COVID-19 cases increased to 88 yesterday after three samples tested positive. However, on Friday two cases were confirmed and ...
Relief! Two suspected COVID-19 deaths at Lacor Hospital test negative
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that the two suspected COVID-19 patients that died at St. Mary’s Lacor Hospital did ...
Five-year-old boy donates 10kgs of maize flour, Shs10,000 towards fight against COVID-19
Five-year-old boy, Mulindwa Sulaiti has also heeded to President Museveni’s call to support the COVID-19 response. Mulindwa donated 10kgs of ...
Panic as two suspected COVID-19 patients die at Lacor Hospital, samples taken for tests
St Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu has called for calm after two unidentified admitted COVID-19 suspects died on Sunday evening ...
Health Ministry to conduct COVID-19 mass testing at all border communities
With border points currently posturing a huge threat to Uganda’s fight against COVID-19 pandemic, Ministry of Health led by Minister ...
COVID-19 suspects quarantined in Amuru district turn violent, demand for alcohol and miraa
It is best and common practice for the Ministry of Health to quarantine all the people they suspect to have ...
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