Early in the pandemic, Uganda bought itself precious time at great economic cost to protect its people from Covid-19. There were lockdowns, international travel was restricted, and border screenings were introduced to prevent entry of the coronavirus. These measures were meant to minimize the impact of the pandemic until drugs and vaccines could be found and distributed. There were more deaths reported in the month of June than total deaths reported since the start of the pandemic. But what happens when a society does everything right, buys time and flattens the curve, and then help doesn’t arrive, or it’s insufficient?

Source: International New York Times July 09, 2021 04:52 UTC