To date, 10,315,951 of the 22 million priority persons have received the first doses and 2,236,544 are vaccinated using Johnson and Johnson against Covid-19.
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Studies suggest why Omicron spares the lungs
Dr Gupta suspects that his team’s new data give a molecular explanation for why Omicron doesn’t fare so well in the lungs.
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Why some eased Covid-19 measures could be reversed – Museveni
At the beginning of last year, Uganda’s target was to vaccinate 22 million Ugandans from 18 years against Covid-19.
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Covid-19: Northern Uganda records 49 new cases
Seven districts in northern Uganda have recorded a total of 49 new infections according to the latest update.
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2 die from Covid as Amuru, Gulu, Mbale record high cases
Covid-19 has infected more than 283m people and killed over 5.4m globally.
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Dozens turn up for free eye surgery at Lira Regional Referral Hospital
Mathew Owa, 77, a resident of Omoro sub-county in Alebtong district has lived with an eye problem for 20 years.
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Covid-19: Broadcasters “reject” gov’t request for free airtime
“Considering our efforts thus far towards the fight against Covid-19 and with millions of vaccine donations in stores… broadcasters’ chairman said.
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Uganda unlikely to fully reopen in January – sources
In a reopening timetable released by the Ministry of Education and Sports recently, schools are to start on 10 January 2022.
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Three districts in Northern Uganda records 32 new cases of Covid
In an update on Christmas Day regarding the Covid-19 situation in Dokolo district, Musafiri Suwed, the district Information Officer says out of 17 samples taken, one tested positive.
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IMF extends emergency funding by 18 months due to Covid
The grants can be disbursed very quickly, to help member states implement policies to address emergencies after it was approved on Monday.
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Uganda registers 41.43% surge in Covid infections with PTR at 10.1%
In its latest updates on Covid-19 released on Thursday for tests done on December 21, the Ministry of Health announced 710 new cases.
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China: Detection Technology to establish “talent hub” in Nanjing
For 30 years, we have been at the frontier of digitalizing X-ray imaging, and we aim to maintain our position as the pioneer in the field.