Negotiations on global pandemic treaty to start in February: WHO
Geneva – Negotiations on a draft global agreement to better combat the next pandemic will begin in February next... Read more
8 Dec, 2022
China signals zero-Covid relaxation after protests
Beijing – China’s top Covid official and multiple cities have signalled a possible relaxing of the country’s strict zero-tolerance... Read more
1 Dec, 2022
Police detain three people at Shanghai protest site
Shanghai – Chinese police detained three people on Monday at a site in Shanghai where demonstrators gathered over the... Read more
28 Nov, 2022
Uganda extends Ebola lockdown in two hotspots
Kampala – Uganda’s president extended a six-week lockdown Saturday on two districts at the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak... Read more
28 Nov, 2022
Uganda closes schools to fight Ebola, new cases fall
Kampala – Uganda closed schools nationwide on Friday to curb the spread of Ebola, despite the health minister insisting... Read more
26 Nov, 2022
The tools Uganda is using to fight Ebola outbreak
Paris – New clinical trials of vaccines and drugs have helped bolster Uganda’s arsenal of weapons to fight against... Read more
22 Nov, 2022
Uganda urges tourists not to cancel plans on Ebola fears
Kampala – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday urged foreign visitors not to cancel their plans over fears of... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
‘Death every day’: Fear and fortitude in Uganda’s Ebola epicentre
Mubende – As Ugandan farmer Bonaventura Senyonga prepares to bury his grandson, age-old traditions are forgotten and fear hangs in... Read more
11 Nov, 2022
Uganda extends lockdowns as Ebola spreads
Kampala – Uganda on Saturday extended a three-week lockdown on two districts at the centre of an Ebola outbreak... Read more
6 Nov, 2022
Uganda’s Museveni vows no national lockdown as Ebola cases rise
Kampala – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday reiterated his refusal to impose a nationwide Covid-like lockdown to contain... Read more
5 Nov, 2022
