Health
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575COVID-19 cases rise for seven consecutive weeks since onset of third wave
Africa marked its worst pandemic week ever, surpassing the second wave peak during the seven days ending on 4 July 2021. Yet,...
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277LIST: Midwives, nurses succumb to Coronavirus
At least 15 midwives and nurses have so far succumbed to COVID-19, one of their union leaders has revealed. Isaac Okello Wonyima,...
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599Can steaming save you from coronavirus?
By Elizabeth Kamurungi, Daily Monitor More by this Author The uncertainty and rush to prevent and manage coronavirus has pushed many...
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536Uganda records 49 Covid-19 deaths in single day
Uganda has registered 49 deaths, the highest ever recorded in a day, bringing the total number to 508. The country also recorded...
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COVID-19 kills 25 in a single day as Uganda records worrying surge in infections
Uganda has registered 25 deaths, the highest ever recorded in a day, bringing the total number to 459. Ministry of Health data...
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1.7KWHO answers Frequently Asked Questions on Coronavirus vaccines, vaccination
Millions of people around the world have now been safely vaccinated against COVID-19, bringing us all one step closer to getting back...
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292Gov’t warns against self-medication as COVID-19 cases surge
As Uganda’s COVID-19 cases surge, the east African country is grappling with self-medication that claims to be able to cure the viral...
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329EXPERTS: Steam inhalation is useless in Covid-19 treatment
The recent resurgence in COVID-19 infection has forced many into desperate prevention and treatment interventions that doctors warn could be more harmful...
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223Ministry of Health speaks out on under-declaring Covid-19 deaths
KAMPALA — Ministry of Health has spoken out after it was accused of downplaying Coronavirus related deaths. Whereas on some days government...
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Uganda records 1727 COVID-19 cases amid raising tension
Uganda has recorded 1727 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours — signaling a 18. 7 % positivity rate. This brings...
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377TRAVEL ADVISORY: Saudi Arabia warns citizens against travel to Uganda
Saudi citizens have been warned against travelling to Uganda amid a rise in the number of cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in...
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350Ibanda Catholic Parish Priest succumbs to COVID-19 as Uganda records single-day highest deaths
Rev. Fr. Boniface Muhumuza of Kagongo Parish Mbarara Archdiocese has sucuumbed to Coronavirus related complications. His death has been confirmed by Mbarara...
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983Uganda records highest single-day Covid deaths as Kampala infections soar
Uganda has recorded 1, 735 new COVID-19 cases over the past day, bringing the nationwide count to 60,250, the Ministry of Health...
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45Museveni: Gov’t to employ more doctors
President Yoweri Museveni has tasked the incoming Prime Minister and Health Minister to ensure the absorption of doctors in the health sector....
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Uganda registers 1,247 new COVID-19 cases ahead of Museveni Sunday address
Uganda registered 1,247 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 51, 006 as of Friday, said...
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304Museveni, First Lady Janet receive second COVID-19 vaccination jab
President Yoweri Museveni and the First Lady Janet Kataaha Museveni have taken the second COVID-19 vaccination jab— completing the recommended dose to...
