A 13-year-old boy with no apparent underlying health conditions has become the youngest person to die in the UK after testing positive for #COVID19.

A 13-year-old boy with no apparent underlying health conditions has become the youngest person to die in the UK after testing positive for #COVID19. The teen had tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday. He started showing symptoms and had difficulties breathing. He was admitted to King's College Hospital, put on a ventilator and then put into an induced coma but died yesterday morning. Since no one is allowed to come closer to patients except health workers, he died without any family members close. He is now the youngest UK victim to die of the virus.

Rihanna Makes History Becoming The 1st Woman To wear A Durag On

Rihanna Makes History Becoming The 1st Woman To wear A Durag On The Cover Of British Vogue And Opens Up About Her Desire To Become A Mother And Her Struggle With Anxiety!👩‍🥇💥🌎👩‍👧‍👦🔥👑
Rihanna opens up to British Vogue about her desire to become a mother and her struggle with anxiety in her lastest cover story. The Superstar made history as the first woman to wear a durag (a head scarf traditionally used in black culture to protect hair) on her Vogue cover, shot by the critically acclaimed photographer Steven Klein! Rihanna says she would like 3 or 4 children in the next 10 years and is even up to raising them on her own if she doesn't meet the right partner. "Would I do it on my own? Hell yeah! I'll have kids - three or four of 'em" she said in her interview. The Songstress who split from boyfriend Hassan Jameel in January following a three-year romance said being in a relationship will not stop her plans on becoming a mother. Hailing 'love' as the most fundamental element in being a parent, Rihanna said: 'Hell yeah, I feel like society makes me want to feel like 'Oh you got it wrong …' They diminish you as a mother, if there's not a dad in your kid's lives. But the only thing that matters is happiness, that's the only healthy relationship between a parent and a child. The only thing that can raise a child truly is love." Rihana did not confirm in the interview when fans can expect her next studio album but did say she's working 'aggressively' on new music, but isn't imposing any strict deadlines on herself: "I can't say when I'm going to drop … but I am very aggressively working on music. I don't want all my albums to feel like themes. There are no rules, there's no format, there's nothing. There's just good music and if I feel it, I'm putting it out." Rihanna confirmed she's also set to explore reggae music, sharing: "That is happening… I feel like I have no boundaries. I've done everything - I've done all the hits, I've tried every genre - now I'm just, I'm wide open. I can make anything that I want." But after 2 decades of success, Rihanna admitted she's still not used to being famous: "Being on camera, being in a room full of celebrities is still not normal for me, by the way." The hitmaker shared details about her struggle with anxiety and how her nerves were so intense that she had to cancel her performance at the 2016 Grammy Awards, which a rep originally claimed was due to bronchitis. " I'm nervous before even getting in the car to go to something, It can be devastating." continuing: "And when I pull up to the red carpet, I'm like…Are you kidding me? I left the Grammys one time. Left! In the middle of my hair and make-up. My hair half up, half of my lash on…"

In 2017, the young entrepreneur launched her Fenty Beauty line, with her products selling out across the globe. On the success of her cosmetic brand, the star said she considered her aim to reach a diverse audience 'normal'.
adding: 'I'm shocked by people saying, ''Oh my god, what made you think of making make-up for black girls?'' I'm like, What? You thought this was like a marketing strategy? Like I'm a genius? It's shocking most of the time, then it turns into disappointment that this is groundbreaking right now. In my mind, this was just normal."

Rihanna been living in London since 2018. "So if I want a night off, I go hang with the people I would never hang with. And I just, I’m just in my bubble. Which I really enjoy about London." Rihanna also commented on how racism differs in America and England. "I think police brutality is probably extremely severe in America, but racism is alive everywhere. Everywhere. It’s the same in the UK. It’s either blatant, which is becoming more and more of a norm, or it’s underlying, where people don’t even know they’re being obvious about it. You know, it’s just a subconscious layer that’s embedded from their entire core."

You can read the full feature in the May issue of British Vogue, available via free digital download and on news stands this Friday!

Denmark planning to lift lockdown restrictions in April after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced that the country is succeeding in delaying COVID-19.

Denmark planning to lift lockdown restrictions in April after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced that the country is succeeding in delaying COVID-19. Denmark has reported 2, 577 infections and 77 deaths. Denmark was one of the first countries to close borders and banned all international travels between March 14 and April 13. The country lastweek extended he 2 week lockdown until after Easter to limit physical contact between its citizens. She said if the numbers remain stable for the next two weeks, then the government will begin a gradual, quiet and controlled opening of our society again.

Congo's ex-president Yhombi-Opango has died from #Coronavirus. COVID-19

Congo's ex-president Yhombi-Opango has died from #Coronavirus. Yhombi-Opango, who was ill before contracting the virus, died in a Paris hospital, according to his family.
He led Congo-Brazzaville from 1977 until he was toppled in 1979, being ousted by the country's current leader, Denis Sassou Nguesso.

United Bank for Africa – Uganda has made a donation of UGX 570M to the Government of Uganda as support towards the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic.

United Bank for Africa – Uganda has made a donation of five hundred and seventy million shillings (UGX 570M) to the Government of Uganda as support towards the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic.

The donation was made to his excellency the President of Uganda, Yoweri K. Museveni by the UBA Uganda Managing Director at the State House in Entebbe.

The funds are expected to provide significant and much needed support for relief materials, critical care facilities and financial support in curbing the COVID -19 pandemic.

President Museveni appreciated the donation and was glad to note that it would go towards the procurement of a few more government vehicles to be used in transporting medical kits and facilitate workers in the fight against the pandemic.

The UBA Uganda Managing Director Johnson Agoreyo noted that in addition to the donation, The Bank has also waived charges on selected key services, in addition to encouraging customers to use its alternative channels for transacting.

UBA group has made similar donations to 20 African countries where it has a presence, totaling to fourteen million US dollars (USD 14m), according to the
UBA Group Chairman Tony Elumelu.

Residents in Palermo town entered small shops & supermarkets, picked food items and ran out without paying

Residents in Palermo town entered small shops & supermarkets, picked food items and ran out without paying. Looting is now a strategy for some to get food because they can no longer afford to buy after a long lockdown. They claimed that they had no money but they had to eat. Police with batons and guns have moved in to protect supermarkets. Carmelo Badalamenti, one of the local residents said, “people who attacked the supermarkets are ignorant…plundering the supermarket will not solve anything”. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte appears aware of the building sense of anxiety, stress and fear gripping the nation. In his Saturday evening address to the nation, he promised to send food vouchers to those who cannot afford groceries.

Additional measures issued yesterday by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on #COVID19.

oducts, detergents and pharmaceuticals to remain open.
4. Super-markets to remain open but with clear SOPs that should restrict numbers that enter and leave the site at a given time and the handling of trolleys within the super-markets.
5. Established Food Markets in Kampala and the other towns to continue operating however, with a distance of four metres to the front, to the left, to the right and to the rear between seller and buyer must be observed. Secondly, the sellers must not go home during the 14 days.
6. Saloons, Lodges and garages should to be shut for 14 days from the 1st of April, 2020.
7. Factory owners to arrange for crucial employees to camp
around the factory area for the 14 days and If they cannot do that, they will have to suspend production for 14 days.
8. Construction sites to continue if they can be able to encamp their workers for 14 days. Otherwise, they should suspend construction for the 14 days.
9. The medical,veterinary, telephones, door-to-door delivery,
Banks, Private Security companies, cleaning services,garbage collection, fire-brigade, petrol stations, water departments and some KCCA staff to continue operating. URA will not close business on account of not paying taxes in these 14 days.
10. Cargo transport within Uganda, between Uganda and outside, must continue but only with minimum numbers.
11. Gatherings of more than 5 persons are prohibited.
12. Except for cargo planes, lorries, pick-ups and trains, starting with the 31st of March, 2020, at 1900 hours, there will be a curfew throughout the whole of Uganda.
13. Permission to use private transport to be sought from the RDC.
14. Government will set up a fund in UDB to accelerate
industrialization through import-substitution and export promotion.
15. Government is going to discuss with Banks, electricity
companies and water companies in connection with the loans and bills, to stop disconnections and seizing of properties on
account non-payment.
16. Government workers to stay at home for the 14 days, except for the Army, the Police, and Health workers.
#M7Address 

Prince Charles recovers from coronavirus and is out of self-isolation.

Prince Charles recovers from coronavirus and is out of self-isolation.

Prince Charles, 71, has recovered after testing positive for coronavirus.

Prince Charles is out of self-isolation and is in good health after testing positive for coronavirus.

The 71-year-old ,who falls into the at risk group because of his age, had ‘mild symptoms’ when he was diagnosed with Covid-19 last week.

It was revealed on Wednesday March 25th that the heir-to-the throne had caught coronavirus. His spokesman said that his quarantine lasted seven days, in accordance with government guidelines.

A statement said: ‘Clarence House has confirmed today that, having consulted with his doctor, The Prince of Wales is now out of self-isolation’.

Prince Charles, who had mild symptoms, has recovered from coronavirus (Picture: Getty)
Charles has spent the last week working from home on the Balmoral Estate in Scotland with wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, 72, who tested negative for the disease.

Clarence House said it was not possible to know who Charles caught the virus off, owing to the high number of public engagements he was involved in before becoming unwell.

Among Charles’ recent engagements was a Water Aid event on March 10, in which he sat opposite Prince Albert II of Monaco. Prince Albert became the first Royal Family member to test positive for coronavirus on March 19.

Charles last saw the Queen ‘briefly’ on the morning of March 12, a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace confirmed.

The Queen, 93, has been self-isolating with husband Prince Philip, 98, at Windsor Castle.

Prince Charles’ diagnosis sparked concerns for the Queen’s health (Picture: Getty)
Yesterday it emerged that one of the Queen’s footmen has tested positive for coronavirus, sparking further fears for the monarch’s health. The Queen was also in contact with Boris Johnson earlier this month, who revealed he had Covid-19 on Friday.

Buckingham Palace insist she is following guidelines and is in ‘go For all the latest news and updates on Coronavirus.

UK coronavirus news LIVE: Death toll passes 1,400 as Dominic Raab leads daily Covid-19 briefing in Downing Street

UK coronavirus news LIVE: Death toll passes 1,400 as Dominic Raab leads daily Covid-19 briefing in Downing Street

The number of people in the UK who have died after contracting coronavirus has passed 1,400 as Dominic Raab leads the latest Covid-19 briefing in Downing Street.
It comes after NHS England confirmed 159 people had passed away since Sunday, aged between 32 and 98.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation urged in a press conference for people to show "kindness and humility" during the pandemic, saying it is crucial in the fight against the virus.
It came as police forces were urged to use "their own discretion" in enforcing the coronavirus lockdown measures, as fines were issued up and down the country to those gathering in groups or outside

Key highlights of today's (30th March) Presidential Museveni Address

Key highlights of today's (30th March) presidential address:

1. Prohibit people to people movement by every Ugandan including private vehicles, boda bodas, taxis, buses etc. This will take effect from 10.00pm today, 30th March 2020 up to 14th April.

2. Arcades and shopping malls are suspended for 14 days starting 1st April 2020.

3. All non food stores (duukas) should also close. Only food shops or stores and pharmaceuticals should remain open. Home deliveries should be encouraged instead of people moving.

4. Markets should remain open but with SOPs. They should restrict numbers within these places

5. Food markets in Kampala should remain open, but observe the distance of 4meteres between people, from all four angles.

6. Factory staff should arrange to stay close to their work places during the 14 days starting 1st to 14th April. If factories cannot manage to implement this, then they should suspend production for 14 days.

7. Salons, lodges etc should also close for 14 days.

8. Construction sites should continue if they can be able to revamp their staff for 14 days.

9. The key organisations that can stay open are medical companies, veterinary, telephone companies, banks, private security companies, cleaning services, fire bridge, petrol, water, funeral services, KCCA, URA, and UNRA. These employers should try and encamp some staff close to the offices or get special permission from the RDC.

10. Cargo transport, by plane, lorry, boda bodas etc can continue.

11. Except cargo transporters, trains, etc, there will be a curfew throught Uganda. Curfew yet to be determined.

12. In the event of emergencies like needing to go to the hospital for health emergencies like child birth, district medical officers permission should be acquired.

13. Banks, water companies and other necessities are yet to he discussed to prevent penalties of no payments made to them, due to this shutdown.

14. Government workers should also stay home for 14 days, except for the exempt companies mentioned above, but SOPs should be worked out for the organisations that will be working.

15. Police should arrest politicians and people who are distributing food for cheap popularity in this period. The offense for this is attempted murder.

16. People trying to take patients to hospitals should also stop their movements effective immediately.

THE BEGINNING OF DAJJAL’S ARRIVAL HAS STARTED BY BILAL ASSAD

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will rollout screening and testing program on a huge scale.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will rollout screening and testing program on a huge scale.
Around 10,000 field workers will be visiting homes in villages, towns and cities to screen residents for COVID-19 symptoms.

People with symptoms will be referred to local clinics or mobile clinics for testing. #CoronaVirusSA

People who are infected with coronavirus, but who have no or moderate symptoms will remain in isolation at home or at a facility provided by government and those with severe symptoms will be transferred to hospitals.

•Infections continue to rise - 1326 in SA, as confirmed by the President
• 3 South Africans have died as a result of coronavirus
• People’s approach to the virus is strange - people need to treat it with much more seriousness
#COVID19 #CoronaVirusSA #StayHomeSA

President Ramaphosa address on day 4 of lockdown

President Ramaphosa address on day 4 of lockdown:

1. 1, 326 confirmed cases
2. 3 people have so died in S.A from COVID19
3. Stay home for the next 17 days

4. In the next remaining 17 days, there will be mass screening and testing involving field workers coming to people's homes. Those found with symptoms will either be asked to isolate themselves, be taken to a quarantine facility or to the hospital depending on the patient's condition.

5. Thanked the Motsepe foundation for the R1bn donation as well Jack Ma & Alibaba from china for their medical supplies donation.

6. Country economic performance under threat

Pastor Yiga or Revival Church- Kawaala has been remanded to Luzira prison until April 4th.

Pastor Yiga or Revival Church- Kawaala has been remanded to Luzira prison until April 4th.
He's been denied bail.

He came out last week and said that in Uganda we have NO Corona Virus as reported by authorities at the Ministry of Health.
This caused his arrest by security as his utterances were misleading Ugandans and would lead to deaths.

MORE DRASTIC MEASURES MAYBE UNDERTAKEN - PRESIDENT OF UGANDA

MORE DRASTIC MEASURES MAYBE UNDERTAKEN

From a post made earlier on the presidents SocialMedia platforms,he has warned due to the increasing number of cases,some drastic measures may have to be undertaken to fight this virus but however remains happy because Majority of the returnees tested postive....

HERES WHAT THE PRESIDENT HAD TO SAY....
227 returnees from Dubai and other places were tested, 5 were positive. This brings the number to 23 who are positive by last (Friday) evening.

Although the number is growing, I am still happy to see that the majority of returnees are negative which means they don't have the virus.

However, the worry is that the people who are positive had circulated in the population.

Nevertheless, the medical teams will trace all the contacts and check on them.
We may have to take additional drastic measures. I will keep you informed.

Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
Gen. (rtd)
President of Uganda

BREAKING: CAB DRIVER KILLERS HANGED

BREAKING: CAB DRIVER KILLERS HANGED
Botswana Prisons Service has confirmed the execution of Moabi Mabiletsa and Matshidiso Boikanyo, both convicted murderers who 2013 brutally killed a cab driver Vincent Mopipi, stabbing him 44 times with a knife. Court of Appeal dismissed their appeal in February 2019. They were both hanged early this morning.
Pic: Thalefang Charles

Mbale Hospital Medical Interns Strike Over Absence Of Coronavirus Preventive Gears

Mbale Hospital Medical Interns Strike Over Absence Of Coronavirus Preventive Gears

Medical interns at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital have laid down their tools because what they call negligence of management for their lives. The interns are demanding for protective gears like masks, sanitizers and overalls among other things, which they say are essential in handling suspected corona virus cases.

According to the interns, the hospital management hasn’t taken any initiative to provide them with the necessary gears yet they are at the frontline of interfacing with patients, which exposes them to the corona virus infection. Dr. Romeo Aupale Okidi, the Vice President Uganda Federation of Medical Interns says medical interns are working under very deplorable conditions that endanger their lives.

He says they resolved to have a sit down strike starting Monday until the hospital provides them with the necessary equipment that can protect them from contracting the disease.

According to him, emergency wards like the causality, Outpatient Department and medical emergency ward are not suitable for their work yet they are very crowded, which makes it hard to handle any case of emergency like the COVID19 case.

A source revealed on condition of anonymity that since the interns stopped working on Monday morning, management closed the gates to reduce on the numbers.

“They had to lock the gates. That is how people reduced otherwise we were not managing, we now have to work tirelessly since the students are not here,” he noted. The source also revealed that the medics at the hospital have not been trained on how to handle corona virus cases.

Dr. Emmanuel Tugaineyo, the Director Mbale Regional Referral Hospital confirmed the medical intern’s strike, saying they are right to sit down because they are also scared for their lives.

He says the hospital has started decongesting wards in preparation of any corona virus case.

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The BBC has reported Prince Charles has tested positive of CoVid 19,

The BBC has reported Prince Charles has tested positive of CoVid 19, 

The 71year old, is displaying 
mild symptoms "but otherwise remains in good health", a spokesman said, adding that the Duchess of Cornwall, 72, has been tested but does not have the virus.
Both Charles and Camilla are now self-isolating at Balmoral.
Buckingham Palace said the Queen last saw her son on 12 March, but also "remains in good health".
The Queen, the palace added, "is following all the appropriate advice with regard to her welfare".
A Clarence House statement read: "In accordance with government and medical advice, the prince and the duchess are now self-isolating at home in Scotland.
"The tests were carried out by the NHS in Aberdeenshire, where they met the criteria required for testing.
"It is not possible to ascertain from whom the prince caught the virus owing to the high number of engagements he carried out in his public role during recent weeks."