Museveni issued orders and guidelines to Ugandan citizens in an attempt to prevent the spread of coronavirus, starting with Public transport
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni addressed the nation at State House and on all television and radio stations across the country yesterday evening and issued orders amid COVID 19 outbreak.
He issued several other orders and guidelines to Ugandan citizens in an attempt to prevent the spread of coronavirus after reports from the Ministry of Health indicated an increase in COVID-19 patients to 14 in Uganda.
Museveni has banned the use of taxis, buses, boda boda and other public transportation.
He also directed and advised market vendors and other government officials to stay home, but excluded those dealing in foodstuffs such as matooke sellers, meat packers, food stations and this direction was effective on Thursday morning.
The people banned from carrying passengers, however, have challenged all the orders and continued to move around the city with passengers.
It is business as usual in places such as Kasubi, Nankulabye, Gayaza and several boda boda riders are seen with passengers moving around the city.
Several cyclists and drivers said they couldn’t stay home because of home demands and necessities such as food, electricity, water bills and they decided to risk their vehicles being towed and confiscated by police.
Coronavirus pandemic first broke out in Wuhan China late last year, claiming at least 17,000 lives worldwide and also leaving more than 500,000 people infected and admitted to various hospitals.
Among the countries most affected are China, where more than 3,000 lives have been lost, Italy, whose population has been reduced in the past month by more than 7,000 lives.
Other countries affected by the pandemic include, among others, Spain, Britain, the United States, South Korea.
Back home in Uganda, the virus has infected more than 14 patients, but the president clarified that most of these people have started to improve and urged citizens to stay home to reduce the number of people infected with the virus.
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