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Uganda: Fresh Lockdown Looms As Covid-19 Death Toll Rises to 15
Monitor, 18 August 2020
The country could be thrown into a fresh lockdown following a rise in Covid-19 cases in the community. Read more »
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Uganda: Covid-19 Cases Spike - Public Transport Faces Suspension
Monitor, 17 August 2020
Works and Transport Minister Gen Katumba Wamala has told operators of public transport that the government could be forced to halt their operations if they fail to obey guidelines… Read more »
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Uganda: Ministry Seeks U.S.$26 Million to Reopen All Schools
Monitor, 18 August 2020
The Ministry of Education has said they need Shs97.6 billion for reopening of schools and other education institutions across the country, Daily Monitor has learnt. Read more »
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Uganda: Uganda Registers Record Covid-19 Cases in One Day
Citizen, 17 August 2020
Uganda has registered 66 new Covid-19 cases, the highest number ever recorded in a day. Read more »
Fresh Lockdown Looms in Uganda As Covid-19 Cases Spike
The government could be forced to halt public transport operations if they fail to obey guidelines that were issued in March 2020 to control the spread of Covid-19, Works and Transport Minister Katumba Wamala has said. According to Kampala Capital City Authority, the majority of people who tested positive have either used taxis or boda boda transport, complicating the contact tracing required to stem the Covid-19 spread. Uganda has so far recorded 1,560 Covid-19 cases and 15 deaths.
InFocus
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The Uganda Virus Research Institute is partnering with Imperial College London to start the first Covid-19 vaccine trial in the country by December 2020. During the Global Vaccine ... Read more »
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"All public means of transport have been suspended for 14 days. This includes taxis, buses, coasters, passenger trains, tricycles and boda bodas. Only private means will be allowed ... Read more »
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President Yoweri Museveni has said that because some people had ignored with "indiscipline and Inconsideration" the measures imposed by the government, more stringent action had to ... Read more »
