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Police arrests 1425 persons for flouting COVID-19 guidelines

Matooke Republic by Matooke Republic
July 6, 2021
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Having moved 18 days into the announced 42 days of lockdown, Police together with other security agencies are continuing to carry out operations on those violating the set guidelines intended to stop the spread of the deadly Coronavirus.

Fred Enanga, the police spokesperson said that they have noticed that a number of people  have given up on the guidelines due to the lockdown Fatigue as they have returned to their lives and are mindless of the SOPs.

He revealed that in the course of last week a total of 1425 persons were arrested countrywide for flouting the lockdown and curfew provisions. 825 were cautioned 164 released on police bond, 116 pending court and 320 charged to court.

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 Similarly 786 motor vehicles were impounded, out of which 497 were issued with EPs tickets, 134 motorists were cautioned and their cars released, 155 are still parked/unclaimed; a total of 4314 motor cycles were impounded, out of which 2878 were issued with EPs tickets, 935 riders were cautioned and their motorcycles released, while 501 motorcycles are still parked or unclaimed.

“We continued to enforce the stringent lockdown measures because it works.  Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the Joint Task Force has played a crucial role in supporting the Ministry of Health regulations, to help control the disease and promote a safer community.

And now with the additional tools of enforcement in form punishments under the New Public Health Orders, we shall be arresting people moving maskless in public, escapees from isolation or quarantine centres, stealthly opening banned activities, non-essential motor vehicles, hawking and street vending, selling of non-food items, who are all liable to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two months,” said Enanga.

To date, Uganda has 84,116 confirmed cases of COVID-19 after 480 new cases were reported yesterday. Number of deaths stand at 1966 while those that have recovered are 56,338.

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