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Brazil govt yanks COVID death toll as data befuddles experts
Brazil's government has stopped publishing a running total of coronavirus deaths and infections in an extraordinary move that critics call an attempt to hide the true toll of the disease in Latin...
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Govt blames complacent population for rise in COVID-19 cases
At 616 confirmed cases as of June 7, Uganda is fast nearing its 2,000 case management capacity. The country's positive COVID-19 cases today increased to 616 after 23 more cases were confirmed from...
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Najjera couple 'sell' 16-year-old daughter to Portuguese national
A Portuguese national who was arrested two days ago for marrying a 16-year-old girl has presented a 'sales agreement' signed by the victim’s parents.Carlos Almeida Da-Costa was picked up on Wednesday...
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4 more Ugandan health workers test positive for COVID-19
Uganda has registered a further 30 new coronavirus cases, rising the country's total caseload to 646. The new cases have been confirmed from the 3,758 samples tested yesterday June 7. The new cases...
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COVID-19: Lukwago declines to go into self-isolation
Kampala lord mayor Erias Lukwago has declined to go into self-isolation and called for the immediate re-opening of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) offices at City Hall. The minister for...
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Kenyan company rolls out first African-made video conferencing App
A Kenya-based company has developed a video conferencing application, the first made in Africa, designed to be more affordable than foreign counterparts. Gumzo, which means "chatting" in Swahili, is...
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Museveni rejects Shs 1.4 trillion Finance loan request
President Museveni has rejected a loan of Shs 1.4 trillion ($400m) accusing the ministry of Finance of lack of seriousness. This is part of the Shs 3.5 trillion total loan request that minister of...
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11 more Ugandans test positive for COVID-19
Uganda has confirmed 11 new cases of COVID-19 from the 2,290 samples that were tested on Monday. The total confirmed cases are now 657. The number of recoveries has increased to 118 after more...
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We won't beg Ugandans not to die of coronavirus - Museveni
President Yoweri Museveni has said that he can no longer take the blame if Ugandans start dying of COVID-19. Museveni said his government has duly played its part in sharing with Ugandans all the...
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Masks: WHO issues new guidelines
WHO has advised governments to encourage the general public to wear masks where there is widespread transmission and physical distancing is difficult such as while using public transport, in shops or...
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Burundi President dies 'of heart attack'
Outgoing Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza, 55, has died of a heart attack, Burundian government has announced. Nkurunzia was admitted in hospital in Karusi yesterday after reportedly testing...
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Africa using Covid-19 to cancel elections – USA
Some African governments are using the coronavirus pandemic to erode democratic freedoms and to muzzle independent media, US officials have warned. “Democratic backsliding” is one worrisome side-effect...
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Covid-19 bodies will be buried within one hour
With the recent climb in Covid-19 cases drawing the most public notice of late, health officials have begun to think about fatalities. So far 78 individuals have been trained to carry out safe and...
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Uganda gets first new local ventilator
A functional, low-cost ready for use medical ventilator called BULAMU (life) has been produced locally. “This is a locally manufactured medical ventilator which upon final approvals will be available...
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Masaka landlord gives tenants rent waiver
Moses Kaliisa alias Muto, the proprietor of Muto and Twin-Tower business complexes in Masaka municipality, has waived rent for his lockdown-battered tenants for the months of March and April, 2020. In...
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Budget: Gas, processed milk exempt from taxes
The government will announce Thursday the removal of Value Added taxes on various products including liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and processed milk. The announcement is one of the measures contained...
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Entebbe airport needs Shs 150bn to reopen
As Uganda begins to re-open after a long lockdown and ease movement in spite of a still-raging pandemic, Entebbe International Airport has felt the harshest brunt of the travel restrictions. Uganda has...
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Uganda public servants told to continue working from home
Amidst the fears of increased coronavirus cases as Uganda eases the nationwide lockdown, the Public Service ministry has asked staff to keep working from home. In a circular dubbed the Post Lockdown...
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8 more test positive for coronavirus in Uganda
Uganda has recorded eight new cases of coronavirus disease, the lowest number to be registered in a period of two months. The eight were part of 2,423 samples that were tested on Tuesday.Four of the...
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China's companies emerge as global donors in COVID-19 pandemic
As the coronavirus spread, the world's richest communist dug into his deep pockets. Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and a member of the ruling Communist Party, helped to pay for...
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