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The Ministry of health has registered 11 positive cases from Afghanistan returnees. The returnees tested positive for COVID-19 as the national tally of confirmed cases in the country reached 889. According to the Ministry of Health, the 11 were all under quarantine at the time of the test. “The Ministry of health
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Security agencies have warned disgruntled citizens against staging unlawful Anti- Covid-19 Lockdown demonstrations that interrupt the movement of security forces and operation of government activities. The security officers made these remarks while addressing Journalists at the Uganda Media Center on Monday, June 29. “If you are going to stage a roadblock, kindly
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Ninety one Ugandans have been repatriated from Afghanistan. According to the ministry of internal Affairs, majority of the 91 who returned were private security guards in Afghanistan. They arrived at 6:40pm aboard a Bagram Airlines flight. Although authorities at the Airport had expected to receive 137 Ugandans, only 91 made the
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President Museveni has called upon all Ugandans to support the proposed virtual campaigns ahead of the 2021 General Election as a measure against the transmission of COVID-19. President Museveni made this call on Monday, June 22 while addressing the nation on the status of Covid-19 in the country. President Museveni also
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The Uganda Private Teachers’ Union has announced plans to launch a fundraising project to raise support for private teachers that have not been paid by their bosses since the outbreak of coronavirus in Uganda. Juma Mwamula, UNATU's general secretary told journalists on Tuesday, June 16 that they hope to raise funds
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Cabinet is set to discuss conditions that the Ministry of Health and the Covid-19 taskforce have given for reopening schools. The cabinet is expected to sit together with the Ministry of education today Monday, June 15 at the statehouse to discuss the matter. “We want schools to ensure that the environment
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While addressing the media in Kampala, the minister of health, Jane Ruth Acheng revealed that nine cases that had been classified as positive for Covid-19 for samples drawn on June 3 and 4 were negative. This came after a statement made by his Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni that some positive
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The minister of information and technology, Judith Nabakooba has revealed that Uganda could be put back to the virus-induced lockdown if Ugandans don't adhere to the precautionary measures issued by the government. "I want to warn members of the public that unless we change and fully adapt to the existing guidelines
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The Minister of Health, Jane Ruth Acheng, has warned the public that the government may enforce another lockdown if Ugandans fail to adhere to health guidelines in the fight against the novel Covid-19. Acheng made the remarks on Wednesday, June, 10 while launching the distribution of free government face masks at
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President Museveni has revealed that some of Uganda’s Covid-19 samples were erroneously confirmed positive. The President said the error was due to the ‘carelessness’ of the Makerere testing laboratory. The President made this revelation on June, 11 at Nakasero State House while delivering his 2020/2021 FY Budget speech. “Some of the 679
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