Prime Minister Right Honorable Robinah Nabbanja has banned countrywide roadblocks forcing people to get vaccinated. Following the opening of the country’s transport sector, the Uganda Police Force has embarked on a countrywide system where they are forcing all unvaccinated road users to get vaccinated at various road blocks that have been put up. Although various vaccination campaigns have been ran…
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The Management of Cyclone Times Uganda brings you all the Latest News updates of Coronavirus. Coronavirus was named COVID-19. COVID-19 stands for Corona Virus Disease 2019. This implies Coronavirus started from Wuhan in China in December 2019. Therefore as Cyclone Times Uganda, we have decided to bring you all the information you may be seeking during this trying moment. We, therefore, encourage to always follow what the government of Uganda is trying to tell you to follow. In addition to the ministry of health (MOH). Always try as much as you can to avoid crowded places because you may contract the virus from such places. Also, always make sure you wash your hands all the time with soap or hand sanitizers. Make sure you stay at home to help reduce the widespread of this virus because It will be hard for it to find you home.
Reopening of the economy hangs in the air after confirmation of Omicron variant
Uganda’s scheduled reopening of the economy in January 2022 hangs in the air after the confirmation of the Omicron variant in the country. According to the latest news, 9 cases of the COVID 19 Omicron variant have been confirmed. All these cases were confirmed from the samples taken from passengers who accessed the country through Entebbe International Airport. This variant…
Read MoreMOH receives over 3 Million Johnson and Johnson vaccines from Germany
The Ministry of Health has received 3,050,400 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccines under COVAX facility under the dose sharing arrangement which were donated by Germany. According to the Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng, the vaccines will accelerate Covid-19 vaccination in hard to reach areas around the countries. “The J&J vaccines will be deployed in hard-to-reach areas during…
Read MoreMuseveni lauds the Private Sector for spearheading Covid-19 vaccination.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has hailed the private companies for their contribution towards their contribution to Covid-19 vaccination “I would like to thank the private sector, led by Uganda Breweries Limited, Safe Boda, NICE-UG, Coca-Cola, Vision Group, NBS, and others for contributing to our national vaccination effort. Our combined efforts have led to a steady increase in vaccination uptake in…
Read MorePresident Museveni to address nation about COVID 19 on Thursday
President Museveni is set to address the country on the current COVID 19 situation in the country. This address will go down on Thursday 28th October 2021 at 8pm and will be broadcast live on all TV and radio stations. This information was relayed by the presidential press secretary Lindah Nabusayi Wamboka. The citizens are hoping for the lifting of…
Read MoreOld Taxi park & City Square added to the list of vaccination grounds
Ministry of Health has added the Old Taxi park and City Square to this list of vaccination grounds in the country. However, the two are only temporary vaccination grounds only meant to enhance the vaccination campaign hence the vaccination process here shall run from Monday afternoon which was yesterday until the end of this week. This was confirmed by the…
Read MoreUganda Breweries unveils Ykee Benda and Azawi as COVID 19 ambassadors
Beer making company Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) have unveiled singers Ykee Benda and Azawi as their brand ambassadors in the fight against COVID 19. These will use their positions to sensitise the masses about the benefits of COVID 19 vaccination. The exercise is set to go down at Kololo Independence Grounds on the 16th of October 2021 from 9am-5pm and…
Read MoreUganda attains over 196,000 Johnson and Johnson vaccine doses
196,800 doses of the single-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine procured by the Ugandan government have finally reached the country. This is only the first batch of the single-shot vaccine out of the nine million doses which have been acquired by the Ugandan government for the country’s population. This batch was last night delivered into the country by Brussels Airlines at…
Read MoreSurge in COVID-19 Patients Halts Prayers in Soroti
Prayers have been halted in Soroti by the district’s covid-19 taskforce due to a surge in the numbers of patients suffering from covid-19. This ban shall specifically be implemented in Asuret Sub County where all Church-related activities have been put on hold. In between 22nd September and 1st October only, the community had registered a total of 173 covid-19 cases.…
Read MoreCasinos & gyms reopen as Concerts, Bars, remain banned
In his Covid-19 address to the Nation, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni reopened gyms casinos, gaming and betting shops on Wednesday. The president ordered their regularly bodies to inspect them. “The casinos, gaming, betting shops and gyms can now operate during the day and close by 6:00pm,” President Museveni said. “The various local governments Cities, and Kampala Capital City Authority, working…
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