Religous leaders need more time before stopping church services

In a meeting with religious leaders, the president announced plans to suspend church gatherings and all other public gatherings.

However, Pastor Serwadda says, much as they are more than ready to implement the directive, they need at least the forthcoming Sunday to prepare and sensitize the people about the deadly coronavirus.

The president yesterday addressed the country on measures being taken to prevent a possible spread of coronavirus in the country and in this he suspended all public gatherings for 32 days .

Uganda currently has no registered case of coronavirus but is on high alert since neighbors; Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and DR Congo have confirmed cases of the virus