A big number of people have been blocked from accessing the city centre on the last day of the lockdown.
Police cops and other security operatives have deployed heavily denying access to anyone with no clear reason for entering the
Police cops and other security operatives have deployed heavily denying access to anyone with no clear reason for entering the Central Business District-CBD.
Only essential workers with identification and drivers with permits have had to the City centre.
Boda Bodas without cargo, cyclists who are not essential workers and pedestrians who do not have clearance are also denied access.
Close to 60 cops including police, traffic, Field Force Unit and military police deployed at Clocktower, along the Entebbe Road junction.
Roadblocks have equally been enforced in several parts of the City to avoid non-essential drivers from accessing the town area.
President Yoweri Museveni is expected to address the country later today at 8 pm on the way forward.
Museveni’s address will determine whether the lockdown will be lifted in a phased manner or the status quo will remain with another extension.
The 42-day lockdown was imposed on June 18, 2021, to minimize the spread of the highly infectious COVID-19 infections following a second wave.
This lockdown saw a ban on public and private transport, institutions of learning, most public offices, places of worship, arcades and other shopping areas among others.
