LIVE: Museveni clarifies on 14th address

Museveni clarifies

✳ Measures related to public transport to start June 4th
✳ Measures related to shops, hotels to start May 26th
✳ Measures related to private transport to start May 26
✳ Measures related to education to be confirmed on June 4th

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | President Yoweri Museveni has clarified on four measures related to the COVID-19 lock-down that were not clear.

President Yoweri Museveni had Monday announced 11 new measures as a precondition to the easing of the COVID-19 lockdown.

Ugandan commentators have argued about when the measures actually go into effect, and if NYTIL would be able to manufacture enough masks to meet demand in two weeks time.

He had said the measures would actually take effect in two weeks time, when the free masks government has promised all Ugandans are delivered.

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NEW MEASURES

✳ 1. Shops selling general merchandize will open provided they are not in the shopping malls, shopping arcades and food markets.
✳ 2. The heroic market women that have slept in the work places for all these days, will be allowed to go home and come back to work daily if they want to.
✳ 3. Public transport will resume but with strict regulations. Mini-buses, buses, taxis, tuku-tukus can operate provided they carry only a half of their normal capacity. Public transport won’t operate in border districts for another 21 days.
✳ 4. Boda bodas won’t carry passengers yet. They should continue to carry cargo as they have been doing during the time of the lock-down.
✳ 5. Bars, night-clubs, gyms, saunas, swimming pools and hair-salons, will stay closed for another 21 days since they cannot easily observe the rules of social distancing.
✳ 6. The International borders of Uganda and the airport will remain closed so that we do not import additional cases from outside.
✳ 7. Education institutions can open but only for finalists/candidate classes. There will be no first-term examinations. Social distancing is a must. Other learners will wait for now.

✳ 8. Curfew from 1900hours  until 0630 hours , remains in place for another 21 days.
✳ 9. Food restaurants can open as long as the clients observe social-distancing and there is no air-conditioning which spreads the virus.
✳ 10. People with private cars will be allowed to drive as long as the car does not carry more than 3 people, including the driver.

✳ 11. All the other restrictions will remain in place for 21 days.

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UPDATE 18th May

🔸 12 new cases (UG truck drivers)
🔸 32 not allowed into country
✳ 73,904 Overall tests done
✳ 260 Total Confirmed cases
✳ 63 Recoveries
✳ 0 deaths