A total of eight new cases were confirmed on 23rd March 2020, bringing the total COVID19 cases in Uganda to nine. A message circulating on social media, from one of the persons at the frontline in the fight of COVID19 in Uganda, indicates that eight people tested positive as of 23rd March 2020, from 35 samples. Many of the cases originated from Dubai, which had not been identified as a high-risk country! According to a statement released by Dr Jane Ruth Acheng, Uganda’s Minister for Health, “Eight new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Uganda bringing the total number to 9.…
The ever-worrying state of Covid19 pandemic in the world today
The world is on attention. No one is safe. From peasants to Presidents, from teachers to legislators – and everyone between. We are all under siege. It is not easy not to be scared. The #coronavirus pandemic is not relenting. Reading the situation reports on the WHO website, you feel shivers throughout the body. So many people are dying so quickly. Why now? What is the driving force behind this pandemic? How can a man who has managed to freely visit the moon and back fail to find a quick solution to this virus, #covid19? To make it worse, there…
First Corona Virus (COVID-19) Case Confirmed in Uganda
The Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of #coronavirus in Uganda. According to the Ministry’s press release, dated 31st March 2020, “the confirmed case is a 36-year-old Ugandan male who arrived from Dubai aboard Ethiopian Airlines at 2:00 am”. The press release adds “during the screening on arrival, his temperature was 38.7. This prompted health teams to isolate him at the airport. Subsequent temperatures taken at intervals of 30 minutes and one hour remained the same. He was evacuated to Entebbe Grade B Hospital for further follow up where further tests were analyzed.” As of today, Dubai is…
Go away, COVID-19!
They say death is the only equalizer for mankind. It fears no one. No one has ever left life alive. Whether you travel abroad or live in Uganda, a day will come, when your body will become lifeless. Libraries are full of great men ever lived. So many powerful kings. No one ever defeated death. Certain death is, but the timing not. Each one of us wants to live longer. To see more of the future. What will the world be in ten years? How will the children and the great-grandchildren turn out to be? What is the next big…
A conversation with my S.2 daughter about #COVID19
I went to pick my daughter today at 7:00 am from school. It was a maddening traffic jam. So many cars on our small roads. I regretted why I woke up late! I am usually on the road by 5:40 am, and this makes my day so productive. The other kids got their 30-day self-quarantine or home study period yesterday, 19th March 2020. I decided to ‘enjoy’ my bed. Wrong decision. After about two hours in the traffic jam, via Mukwano road to Nsambya, I finally made it there. Within a few minutes, I located her. I wanted to move…
The COVID-19 Pandemic continues to dread the world
The world continues to be locked down. All countries are taking extreme measures to contain the virus or and where it is yet to reach, prevent its spread. It is the right thing to do – prevention is better than cure. The two best prevention strategies that have been communicated are (1) social distancing and (2) Personal hygiene and care. World Health Organisation recommends social distancing. It advises thus: “Maintain at least 1 meter (3 feet) distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing. Why? When someone coughs or sneezes, they spray small liquid droplets from their nose or…
