COVID-19 Archives – Page 11 of 11

COVID-19: Uganda gov’t shuts schools, religious gatherings and entertainment places; bans travel to and from highly infected countries.

by Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMarch 18, 2020March 18, 2020

Uganda is yet to register its first coronavirus case, but President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has made a proactive move to close schools, suspend religious worship gatherings, entertainment get together as…

Ministry of health dismisses COVID-19 scare in downtown Kampala

by Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMarch 14, 2020March 14, 2020

The ministry of health has dismissed a COVID-19 scare in downtown Kampala as untrue and reiterated that Uganda has not registered any case of COVID-19. The ministry also asked the…

Democratic Republic of Congo confirms first coronavirus case

by Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMarch 11, 2020March 11, 2020

The Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, March 10th confirmed its first case of coronavirus, bringing the number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa with confirmed COVID-19 cases to seven. Quoting…