Thread by @qataharraymond

THREAD: I'll tweet below the measures being announced by Ugandan president @KagutaMuseveni to address the #COVID19

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@KagutaMuseveni 1. Uganda has 1.4 million people living with HIV so 'everything possible' will be done to stop the 'enemy' [#COVID19] from coming here - @KagutaMuseveni

2. Big masses; students, a total of 15 million distributed in over 50,688 institutions, will be temporarily sent home.

SCHOOLS TO CLOSE FOR MONTH STARTING THIS FRIDAY

3. All religious gatherings have been suspended for a month with immediate effect

#COVID19

4. All political and cultural gatherings - conferences and elections have been suspended for 32 days with immediate effect

#COVID19

5. Category one countries; Italy, France, S.Korea, China, US, UK, Netherlands, Sweden,Belgium, Spain, Norway, Austria & San Morino

All travel to, through and these countries is banned for Ugandans.

Foreigners going there will be processed

#COVID19

6. Ugandans from those countries will pay a cost for a mandatory quarantine at a government approved place.

#COVID19

7. Known concentration points like factories, parks and industries will continue operating but with approved Standard Operating procedures put out by @MinofHealthUG

#COVID19

@MinofHealthUG 8. Ugandan style weddings - that bring a pentagon of groups; two clans, school friends, workmates & well wishers are postponed for 32 DAYS.

Couples can undertake a wedding with less than 10 people

#COVID19

@MinofHealthUG 9. Funerals, for 32 days, will be conducted by only relatives in the vicinity.

All those who die from #COVID19 will be buried by the state.

@MinofHealthUG 10. People sitting next to each other in public transport are advised to travel only when necessary.

Public transport companies will have SOPs

#COVID19

@MinofHealthUG 11. Meetings in bars and restaurants and sports events have been suspended for a month.

#COVID19

@MinofHealthUG 12. Citizens are urged to buy and eat oranges. Emphasis is placed on handwashing too.

#COVID19

@MinofHealthUG Those are the measures that will be taken by Uganda to combat the spread of #COVID19