KAMPALA — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni further toughened virus curbs on Sunday night, including ordering the closure of schools, to stem a worrying rise in local transmissions.
Schools will be closed from Monday for six weeks and most gatherings, save for weddings and funerals in small groups, were banned.
Non-essential travel between districts was suspended and a 9:00 pm to 4:00 am curfew will remain in force until mid-July.
Most shops and markets remain open, provided they comply with government health regulations, but bars remain closed.
Uganda had kept its Covid-19 cases relatively low and was spared the worst of the pandemic after adopting one of Africa’s tigh…
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