By Xinhua COVID-19 cases and deaths are surging again in the United States as the highly transmissible Delta variant is taking hold and vaccination efforts are stagnating in the country. As of Tuesday evening, the United States has seen more than 609,000 deaths and 34 million cases, according to data […]
By Ivan Ssenabulya Uganda continues to record a steady decline in new Covid-19 infections with the latest figures indicating a significant drop from 417 yesterday to 265 cases as of today. This is according to figures released by the ministry of health from tests carried out on July 17th 2021, which […]
By Ritah Kemigisa The National Planning Authority (NPA) has ruled out a possible threat for a third covid-19 wave in Uganda as daily cases continue to decline. In its weekly covid-19 case model projections released today, the authority projects that infections are to reduce with an average of 454 new […]
By Ivan Ssenabulya The World Health Organization has signed an agreement of financial support worth Shs 8 billion, with the Norwegian ministry of foreign affairs to roll out COVID-19 vaccination across all districts in Uganda. The 12-year agreement is intended to improve vaccine coverage and uptake across the country. Speaking […]
By Paul Adude The Entebbe Grade B hospital is stuck with a body of a Covid-19 patient identified as Monicah Nakanjako whose family has failed to claim it 22 days after she passed on. The hospital administrator Eric Sserwanga says the deceased was a walk-in-patient who came in alone, semi-conscious […]
