EU to give Uganda funding for virus aid

KAMPALA: The EU said on Monday it was giving Uganda e178 million (R29m) in credit and grants to fund its coronavirus response, including extending credit to small businesses hit by the economic crisis induced by the outbreak.

The EU said the money would partly help finance Uganda’s “immediate sanitary and humanitarian needs” such as personal protective equipment, infrared thermometers, mobile laboratories and test kits. It would also “help mitigate the economic and social impact of the crisis.

Uganda has recorded 458 cases of Covid-19 and no deaths.