WHO monitoring New Covid variant ‘IHU’ identified in France
An official with the World Health Organization said a new COVID variant recently detected in France is being monitored but isn’t currently being considered a...
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USA: Federal chief says Omicron poses ‘downside risks’
Jerome Powell said the recent rise in COVID cases and the new variant could ‘slow progress’ in the labour market.n Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell,...
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President Xi Jinping pledges 1bn COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa.
Xi pledges to donate 600 million doses of vaccine directly, with a further 400 million doses coming from other sources. Beijing, China|President Xi Jinping has...
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The President Faces and Meets New Deadly Covid 19 Variant.
President Museveni and his covitriplets Monica Musenero, Diana Atwine and Ruth Aceng must be toasting their wine glasses over the emergence of a new variant...
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Ugandans may be required to pay up to Shs 1m for Covid -19 vaccinations after December- RCC Hudu Hussein.
The public has been encouraged to embrace the ongoing free Covid-19 vaccination exercise before the December 31 deadline catches up with them. Vaccination which experts...
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Covid-19: Mental health issues on the rise among male youth – study
The Covid-19 pandemic has increased mental health challenges among male youth in Kampala, a new study by the School of Public Health, Makerere University, has...
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US govt cancels Shs37b Covid-19 fund
The US government has cancelled a $10m (Shs37b) fund that was meant to assist at least 120,000 Ugandans who were rendered redundant and lost their...
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COVID: S.Africa president self isolating, Algeria president flies to Germany
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is self-quarantining at home after coming into contact with a dinner guest who tested positive for COVID-19. A spokesperson for...
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Kenya sees new surge of coronavirus after easing restrictions
Kenya is facing a second wave of coronavirus infections, just weeks after lifting tough restrictions meant to limit its spread. Kenya’s Health minister on Sunday...
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Soroti varsity staff in self-isolation after research manager dies of COVID
At least 10 staff of Soroti University have gone into self-isolation after one of their colleagues succumbed to COVID-19. The university spokesperson, Juma Hassan Nyene,...
