Covid-19 cases rise again amid vaccination apathy
Thursday April 08 2021
A man receives the AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab during the launch of the mass vaccination at Mulago Women’s Specialised Hospital on March 10. PHOTO | KELVIN ATUHAIRE.
Summary
Several countries including Kenya are reinstating lockdowns to curb the surge in Covid-19 infections and hospitalisation as they experience another wave of the pandemic.
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Government has reported a significant increase in Covid-19 positive cases, warning that the country is nearing the onset of the second wave of the pandemic, which could affect livelihoods and the economy.
Several countries including Kenya are reinstating lockdowns to curb the surge in Covid-19 infections and hospitalisation as they experience another wave of the pandemic.
Daily Monitor
Wednesday December 30 2020
Some of the Intensive Care Unit beds stored at the conference hall of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital. PHOTO | MARTIN OKUDI .
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In answer to question on whether patients buy their own medicines, Dr Byanyima said such would be in exceptional circumstances such as drug stock-outs due to delayed delivery by the National Medical Stores, when patients with means demand specific medicine brands or when a patient is resistant to particular medication.
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Regional referral hospitals are stuck with Intensive Care Unit (ICU) equipment meant for treatment of critically-ill coronavirus patients because the health facilities lack structures in which to install them.