01. Over 100,000 Complimentary flight tickets to be given to Frontline Healthcare Professionals: Qatar Airlines will be rewarding COVID-19 frontline healthcare professionals with upto 100,000 free tickets to say thank you for their heroic work looking after people during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Find out morehttps://bit.ly/3bra5yB
02. KLM Airlines Cabin crew, Passengers to mandatory wear facial protection while onboard: The Airline has revealed that all passengers contemplating flying aboard KLM must ensure they carry facial protection equipment with them. Find out more https://bit.ly/2WwGHmz
03. UWA welcomes two new baby Gorillas at Bwindi Forest: While the world was celebrating the International Mother’s Day, Uganda’s tourism sector was busy jubilating the birth of two new baby Gorillas in Muyambi and Nshongi families. Find out more https://bit.ly/2T20A2s
04. Uganda Tourism Board considering appointment of local representative in India: According to Uganda’s Tourism Master Plan, the Indian market features as a key source market. And in a bid to realize the plan, Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) could assign a local representative in the country. This could see the pearl of Africa flag rise high in the Indian skies. Find out more https://bit.ly/3dBVJgu
05. European Union travel postponed until June 15: According to EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, there is a likelihood that the European Union will keep its external borders closed until this date. She stated that after June 15, lifting of the travel restrictions should be implemented in a “phased and coordinated” mode in order to prevent a second wave of the pandemic that could even seem more deadly. Find out more https://bit.ly/2zBOwhE
06. Uganda airlines’ operations still on-going irrespective of lock down –management: As a measure to curb down the deadly Corona Virus disease in Uganda, the government on March 25th 2020 halted both international and domestic travel. However, according to the Uganda Airlines Chief Executive Officer, Cornwell Muleya, the airlines are partaking on numerous startup operations amidst the countrywide lockdown and global travel restrictions. Find out more https://bit.ly/2yKCzX3
07. No repatriation, Gov’t to reach out and negotiate Visa extensions for Ugandans stuck abroad: Following the ban on passenger flights by most countries in March as a measure to curb down the Covid-19, a number of Ugandans were trapped and stuck in countries away from home. Earlier on, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has restated that government does not intend to evacuate Ugandans stuck abroad following the coronavirus pandemic lock down however pledge to negotiate their Visa extensions. This could be majorly because of the huge amount of resources needed to evacuate all these people in such a crisis. Read more https://bit.ly/3dDyL8C
08. Ape enthusiasts organise to bar primates from Covid-19: The ape form of the receptor that the new coronavirus uses to enter cells (the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, or ACE2, receptor) is identical to the human one, so it’s likely apes can be infected, according to an 11 April preprint on bioRxiv. If the virus gets into ape communities, flattening the curve will be all but impossible. “Gorillas can’t social distance,” says primatologist Tara Stoinski at the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. Find out more https://bit.ly/3bzc8AK
09. Trekking: The Best trekking Gear and Equipment during an Excursion in Uganda: Trekking and Hiking are some of the best ways to stay fit and active, whilst also getting out in Nature. Although the difference – which we will explain below – is very marginal, trekking and hiking have some distinctive features. Find out more https://bit.ly/3fPkhEI
10. Emirates Airlines resumes passenger flights to 9 destinations: Travellers will only be accepted on these flights if they comply with the eligibility and entry criteria requirements of their destination countries. This includes approval from the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) for UAE residents who wish to return to Dubai. Find out more https://bit.ly/2zyyhSH
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