Today, the government of Uganda released its first estimates of how deep COVID-19 could hurt Uganda’s economy. The figures released by Uganda’s Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija are based on two scenarios- namely; OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO: That the corona virus does not enter Uganda or that it is quickly contained hence avoiding widespread infections within the population. WORST-CASE SCENARIO: The “virus enters Uganda and spreads rapidly (as experienced in some African countries such as Egypt, South Africa and Algeria), in which case, the impact on the economy, the budget and the population would be significantly higher. Here below are some of the…





