According to the statement of the commissioner, commissioner Karachi is issuing notifications with details of areas. Traffic will be restricted in restricted areas during the lockdown.
Uganda's central bank cut its benchmark lending rate for the next two months by 100 basis points to 7pc to help underpin the east African nation's economy.
The measures include a curfew running from 3 pm to 6 am, a suspension of prayers in mosques and a stay-at-home order for public and private sector workers in the Red Sea city whose airport serves pilgrims.
Britain is one of the worst-hit countries in the world, with a death toll of more than 50,000 from COVID-19, according to a Reuters tally this week based on official sources.
According to the Home Department notification, all markets and shops will be open five days a week from Monday to Friday and business hours will be from 6 am to 7 pm.
The overall view from SAGE - the scientific advisory group on emergencies which advises the government - their overall view is that we must do this cautiously and that is precisely what we are doing.