Tag Archives: Corona Virus

A 22 year old corona virus patient whose names were withheld gave birth to a healthy baby at Entebbe Grade B hospital. The young Ugandan mother from Kyengera, Wakiso District was reportedly infected by her husband who was among those returned from Dubai just of recent. On Saturday, Entebbe Grade B hospital director Dr Muwonge Moses said that the patient ...

Uganda Police together with the Joint Security Team in Kampala impounded two ambulances that were used as taxis to carry passengers from Kampala to Kanungu instead of transporting patients to hospital. However, the two ambulances were caught during the Wandegeya check point but before impounding them, the security operatives were first tipped off that they were transporting passengers for money. ...

Kampala Capital City Authority has reportedly closed Kalerwe Market after failing to abide with the ministry of health directives that were set to prevent deadly coronavirus. The minister for Kampala affairs known as Betty Amongi confirmed closure of Kalerwe market while making a public media briefing in Kampala yesterday. Madam Betty emphasized that some markets went astray according to the ...

President Museveni yesterday evening at 8pm addressed the nation for the 7th time and gave a few highlights and clarifications regarding the preventive measures for the new deadly virus (coronavirus) which has put the whole world on tension. I think I was misunderstood when I said people should stay home. I did not mean you should be confined indoors. You ...

Japanese multi-national photography and imaging company Fujifilm Holding Corporation announced that it developed a new test kit for the deadly coronavirus which reduces the results time to just 2 hours, according to Japan times. According to the company’s statement, the detection kit (SARS-CoV-2 RT –Qpcr) which was manufactured by Fujifilm’s subsidiary known as Wako Pure Chemical Corp is expected to ...