President Yoweri Museveni has self-isolated at Nakasero State Lodge after he tested positive for corona virus on Wednesday. Museveni says that he has delegated his work for today, Thursday and tomorrow’s Heroes’ Day activities in Luwero to Prime Minister, Robinah Nabanjja. “By God’s Grace all is well, and I am only experiencing mild symptoms. However,…
A section of Scientists have explained to Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee- Central Government that developing a vaccine against COVID-19 will take a longer time, given the different processes involved. The scientists appeared before the committee alongside officials from the former Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation in regard to a recent forensic investigation carried out…
New COVID-19 infections reduced by 90 percent this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported. Although, they warn there are still too many uncertainties for them to say that the pandemic is over. Speaking to journalists during the weekly press conference on Thursday, where he gave an account of the state of global health,…
The government has allocated 3 billion UGX Shillings (USD $840,000) for studies into the efficacy of COVIDEX, a herbal solution that helps relieve symptoms associated with COVID-19. Prof. Patrick Engeu Ogwang, a clinical pharmacologist behind the herbal concoction COVIDEX revealed during an interview. He, however, says that the money wasn’t released directly to his company,…
More than two years after the world came to a standstill due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organisation has launched a plan that seeks to end the global emergency this year. According to the plan shared by the UN health agency, the pandemic could be history at the end of the year if…
The European Union in Uganda and the Ministry of Health officials are worried about the rate at which Ugandans are abandoning the COVID-19 prevention measures, warning that the Pandemic is far from over. This comes amidst an evident decline in the use of face masks, hand washing and sanitisers and even social distancing, among others,…
Leaders in Lamwo district are concerned about the increasing cases of COVID-19 registered over the past four days. The District has recorded 79 cases between January 2 and January 5, 2022, from the various testing centres. Reports from the district task force indicate that there were three cases registered on January 2, eleven cases on…
Experts at Makerere University have embarked on training volunteers to quickly detect cases, amidst increasing new COVID-19 infections and fears of the situation worsening once schools reopen next week. Prof. Samuel Majalija, the Deputy Principal, College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity that’s spearheading the training told URN in an interview on Wednesday morning…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the mixing of COVID-19 vaccines attributing the latest move to the need for countries to increase immunization coverage. A dossier released by the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on immunization last evening shows that the panel that sat on December 7, has agreed and recommended that countries…
Nine cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant have been detected in the country. This is according to results released by the Uganda Virus Research Institute. The results were of samples of travelers that were tested at Entebbe International Airport. Prof Pontiano Kaleebu, the Executive Director of UVRI says the cases were detected among travelers from…