As Uganda confirmed its first COVID-19 case on 24 March 2020, president HE Yoweri Kaguta Museveni addressed the nation with a number of directives to curb the virus. One of them was a ban on public transport. The president asked all market vendors who decided to continue working to sleep at their workspaces and avoid daily movement to their homes, which had to be done on foot.
Since then, market vendors adapted to this exceptional situation. Many of them still needed an income to support their families and opted for sleeping at their stalls. Their homes were too far, and walking back to them every day was tiring. At night, they do their best to live a normal life. They cook, wash clothes, or have dinner at a nearby restaurant.
This story essentially illustrates life in the markets during the night in the tough COVID-19 Lockdown times.
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Since then, market vendors adapted to this exceptional situation. Many of them still needed an income to support their families and opted for sleeping at their stalls. Their homes were too far, and walking back to them every day was tiring. At night, they do their best to live a normal life. They cook, wash clothes, or have dinner at a nearby restaurant.
This story essentially illustrates life in the markets during the night in the tough COVID-19 Lockdown times.
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