![]() The President admitted that the government Ainti-corana-virus actions have left the drivers and other people especially in town centers, out of work and he announced that government will distribute food to them in form of posho, beans, after properly identifying them. Even before that, the SOPs should be worked out for the soldiers who do not stay in the barracks. Government workers have also been directed to stay at home for the next 14 days, except for the security, water and electricity and as will be guided by the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Health. Whereas factories are allowed to remain operating, workers are only permitted to camp on site or else, the production be shut down. One, the distance of four metres to the front, to the left, to the right and ![]() However, two precautions must be observed. The established Food Markets in Kampala and the other towns should continue to be open. Alot of people can be infected by handling the unsterilized trolleys within the super-markets. The Super-markets should 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. Home deliveries should, instead, be encouraged. Many people should not be allowed to congregate there and form lines to buy. The Ministry of Health should work out SOPs for those stores. Only food stores, stores selling agricultural products, veterinary products, detergents and pharmaceuticals should remain open. “In order to deal with issues like mother child birth, permission should be sought from the office of the RDC in order to arrange for such movement,” guided the President.Īll the non-food shops (stores) should also close. President Museveni’s new guidelines however, allow all health facilities, telecommunication service providers, door to door delivery services, financial institutions, property management services, private security companies, cleaning services, firefighting, fuel station and garbage collecting companies to continue working. The arcades, shopping malls, salons, hotels and lodges have also been directed to shut down for the next 14 days. However, one can only move to nearby areas to buy essential items like food stuffs and medicine among other key stuff for use during this period. ![]() The lock-down will be implemented across the country effective March 30 th, 2020, so as to avoid the spread of the deadly pandemic amongst the citizens, a case which could prove difficult to combat especially in remote areas.
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