Stella Athieno

Away from the loss of thousands of lives and the devastating impact on healthcare systems all over the world, the other victim of Covid-19 has been the global economy. The disruptive nature of the disease threatens to cripple economies further – especially sectors such as tourism and manufacturing which depend on the physical presence of employees where critical tasks cannot be executed remotely. For factories, where social distancing is an immediate hurdle, the restrictions on physical movement of persons was initially a threat to continuity. Daniel Birungi, Uganda Manufacturers’ Association (UMA) Executive Director, says the Covid-19 pandemic has caused significant…