Kadaga, who was speaking at the launch of the distribution of government face masks in Kamuli district on Saturday said that most communities have abandoned the presidential directives on social distancing and handwashing, putting them at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 in case of an outbreak.
The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked village leaders to spearhead the enforcement of presidential guidelines on the prevention of COVID-19.
Kadaga, who was speaking at the launch of the distribution of government face masks in Kamuli
district on Saturday said that most communities have abandoned the
presidential directives on social distancing and handwashing, putting them at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 in case of an outbreak.
Kadaga says that during the first lockdown community
members were mobilizing each other to collectively adhere to the COVID-19
prevention guidelines. But their zeal to deter the spread of the disease is
shrinking over time, with public gatherings like funerals continuing to attract crowds.
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Kadaga adds that some COVID-19 prevention measures like mandatory
handwashing with soap and water are instrumental in controlling other hygiene-related
illnesses.
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Fred Duku, the Kamuli district health officer
says that they have received 442,000 face masks for distribution into communities across the district. Duku says that the free face masks will improve compliance
to compulsory wearing of face masks because most of that faulted for flouting the guideline said they were waiting for free face masks from
the government.
