By; Ben Musanje

24th Aug 2020

At least 56 people were arrested in parts of Kampala during operations against person violators of COVID-19 guidelines last night.

Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire said 49 of these were arrested from Nomads Bar in Kabalagala including the owner of the bar Fred Kamau and eight of his employees while the rest were arrested from parts of Ntinda.

Owoyesigyire said that the operations followed a tip-off about persons who were defying Ministry of Health Guidelines on controlling the spread of coronavirus disease. In Ntinda, intelligence reports indicated that groups gathered in an apartment located along Firidina Village in Balintuma village, where they drink and play loud music, late in the night.

The officers accessed the apartment and managed to arrest seven suspects, who are all currently detained at Kira Road police station,” Owoyesigyire said.

Apparently the country’s total case number of Covid-19 stands at 2,263, with 20 deaths, 1,226 recoveries and 408 active cases. Prisons is one of the seriously affected communities with Amuru Prison in Amuru District has been shut down after 153 inmates tested positive to Covid-19 out of 205 inmates, according to prisons authorities.

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