Towards the end of the year 2019, the first cases of Corona Virus disease (Covid-19) were discovered in the Wuhan City of China. Subsequently, the disease spread across the world and no continent has been spared. Covid-19 has globally affected over 190 countries. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Covid-19 a pandemic and it has become a global emergency given its impact on the entire world population and economy.

Uganda registered its first case of, Covid-19 on March 21, 2020 as reported by the Ministry of Health (MoH). As of April 12, 2020, Uganda had registered 54 cases of Covid-19 with no recorded deaths. In order to curb the spread of Covid-19, on the 30th of March, H.E. the President of the Republic of Uganda, among other measures already in place, ordered a lockdown of the nation thereby restricting movement of people (including use of public and private means) and directed closure of non-food markets, malls, arcades, shops, saloon and so on for 14 days. On the 14th day of April 2020, the lockdown was extended for another 21 days up to 5th of May 2020.

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