CAPTION: A newspaper seller wears a mask as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 Coronavirus on a empty street in Kigali on March 22, 2020 after the government suspended all unnecessary movements for two weeks to curb the spread of the virus. PHOTO | SIMON WOHLFAHRT | AFP Kampala 3rd April 2020. The total number of positive coronavirus cases in Uganda now stands at 48. This follows three new cases – all imported. Compared to other East African countries, Uganda is third in terms of the registered cases. In South Sudan, two people have already succumbed to the virus. South…
#coronavirus pandemic: My response to those against the lockdown in Uganda
A one Tom N. Mbalinda has opined against Uganda’s current lockdown of the country, thus: “You cannot shut down an economy because of a disease that kills less than 3% of persons who contract it. These are stats from countries with ageing populations, unlike us. Save for Italy with a fatality rate of over 10%. But let us face it, the median age in Italy is 46, compared to Uganda at 15. I would be considered a young person if I was in Italy at my ‘ripe old’ age of 43. Even when Aids afflicted almost 25% of the adult…
Lessons from #covid19 pandemic
The world is fighting a tiny enemy that cannot easily be seen even with a microscope! Coronavirus is trending on all platforms. Thus far, there are no solutions in sight. Humanity has spent a lot of time investing in cyber weaponry capabilities in anticipation of digital terrorism and cyberwars. More money was spent in “the button” in preparation of atomic warfare and high tech weaponry. However, in the wake of Coronavirus, our current capabilities fall short. In Africa, our leaders neglected investments in health research. The state of our health facilities is dire and poorly developed. For long, our leaders…
BAT in the race for the #coronavirus vaccine, gives hope to the World…
It is known as the company that makes products that affect people’s lungs. For long BAT has endured restrictive legislation and health campaigns that discourage cigarette smoking, BAT’s cash cow products. Research has found a direct relationship between cigarette smoking and cardiovascular diseases specifically heart and lung diseases. BAT is working hard to change that perception. First, the company undertook aggressive revenue diversification by investing a lot in research, development and later in advisory and consulting services. The health research product is now promising. According to the Press Release by BAT on 1st April 2020 (it is still on, so…
From Whatsapp: Emptiness and Vanity!
Our cars are just parked there, nowhere to go to. The private jets are lying in waste, air spaces are all shut, every country nursing its citizens and fighting an unseen tiny enemy. Each man is confined to a room in those big mansions and the designers; clothes, bags, shoes, perfumes and make-up kits have all become useless and serving no purpose. No more urgent appointments and business meetings that deprive us of time with God and family. No parties to attend and hangouts to meet up with friends, no more convoys and sirens, even the money stocked away in…
The work discipline you need during #covid19 lockdown
It is the 1st of April 2020! But this is not a fool’s day. It is a lockdown day as a result of the #coronavirus pandemic. This is not the time to relax. It is time to work even harder. Every day a lot of time is wasted in traffic jams and preparing to go to the place of work. Not anymore at least for the next two weeks effective today. What do you want to have accomplished before the end of this period? If you survive the #covid19 onslaught, which you will if you heed to the government directives,…
