Citizens were in high spirits ahead of President Yoweri Museveni’s speech Tuesday afternoon.

Uganda has confirmed 54 positive cases since the first case emerged on 26th March after testing thousands.

President Museveni in his lengthy address, dampens the moods of the population who have been in isolation for two weeks.

The President, who illustrated how the nation is winning the war against corona-virus, announced: “Gov’t has decided to keep the stay home decision for another 21 days (April,15 to May 5, 2020) to allow us to study the situation longer.

“Thus, all the measures as previously announced will continue. We shall defeat this virus by protecting our people from its rapid spread.”

Museveni explained: “Your Government needs to fund durable things like your roads, support agriculture, support UDB to your Ugandan investors that need to produce the products that we have been getting from abroad, etc. Let the Government spend money on production and not just consumption.”

He argued: “The qualifications for these food grants are two: you were depending on a daily earning that was suspended by the Government anti-corona measures; and you do not grow your own food. Therefore, those that do not fall in these categories, should not clamor for food grants.”

On the issue of food support, he said: “This food support is for, mainly, the urban groups that were depending on daily earnings from the different activities that were suspended in this fight against the virus.”

Museveni hailed: “To our doctors and health workers, once again, I salute you for the professionalism. You have been able to heal these initial corona-virus cases and stay free of the virus at the same time. Thank you.”