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Photos: Ugandan vendors sleep in markets to curb the spread of coronavirus

They were asked to sleep in markets by president Museveni to avoid contact with families

Published: April 06, 2020 14:15 Compiled by Balaram Menon, Digital Content Editor

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Copy of 778680-01-08-1586167379487 — A woman sleeps among items to be sold at Busega market in Kampala following a directive from president Yoweri Museveni that all vendors should sleep in markets for 14 days to avoid contact with their families to curb the COVID-pandemic. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 778684-01-08-1586167372967 — A trader sleeps at the Busega market in Kampala. Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni had last week ordered for 14-day nationwide lockdown in a bid to halt the spread of the coronavirus which has so far infected 52 people in the country. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 778693-01-08-1586167370215 — A trader sleeps at the Busega market in Kampala following a directive from president Museveni that all vendors should sleep in markets for 14 days. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 778697-01-08-1586167367344 — Wrapped in a mosquito net to protect from malaria, a trader sleeps at the Busega market in Kampala. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 778735-01-08-1586167387946 — Charles Bugembe, the chairperson of Busega market, poses with his stick as he makes sure that a directive from president Museveni is respected at Busega market in Kampala. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 778698-01-08-1586167364750 — A trader sleeps next to items to be sold at the Busega market in Kampala. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 778713-01-08-1586167359239 — A trader sleeps at the Busega market in Kampala following a directive from president Museveni that all vendors should sleep in markets. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 778712-01-08-1586167362005 — A trader sleeps next to items to be sold at the Busega market in Kampala. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 778736-01-08-1586167384977 — A mobile money trader sleeps on a bench following a directive from president Museveni that all vendors should sleep in markets for 14 days. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 778668-01-08-1586167346792 — A woman sleeps among items to be sold at the Busega market in Kampala. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 778737-01-08-1586167382212 — A trader sleeps next to items to be sold at the Busega market in Kampala following a directive from president Museveni that all vendors should sleep in markets for 14 days. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 778714-01-08-1586167349593 — A trader sleeps next to items to be sold at the Busega market in Kampala. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 778683-01-08-1586167375719 — A trader sleeps among items to be sold at the Busega market in Kampala following a directive from president Museveni that all vendors should sleep in markets for 14 days. Image Credit: AFP

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