Museveni locks down Uganda for 42 days, revises curfew

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Uganda has been locked down for 42 days, following a surge in Covid-19 infections. The nationwide curfew has been revised to start at 7 pm- 5.30 am. President Yoweri Museveni made the directive on Friday evening from State House in the capital Kampala, noting a relaxati...
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