{"id":45002,"date":"2021-02-05T10:31:35","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T07:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kfm.co.ug\/?p=45002"},"modified":"2021-02-05T10:31:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T07:31:35","slug":"bars-remain-closed-as-schools-open-for-semi-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/bars-remain-closed-as-schools-open-for-semi-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Bars remain closed as schools open for semi candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Benjamin Jumbe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Government has decided to take a calculated risk to allow semi candidates back to school<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the nation last evening, President Museveni revealed that pupils and students in P6, S.3 and S 5 are to return to school <a href=\"x-apple-data-detectors:\/\/1\">on the 1<\/a><sup><a href=\"x-apple-data-detectors:\/\/1\">st<\/a><\/sup><a href=\"x-apple-data-detectors:\/\/1\"> of March.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The president said once the primary 7 candidates and Senior Four candidates complete their finals <a href=\"x-apple-data-detectors:\/\/2\">on 31<\/a><sup><a href=\"x-apple-data-detectors:\/\/2\">st<\/a><\/sup><a href=\"x-apple-data-detectors:\/\/2\"> March<\/a>, and <a href=\"x-apple-data-detectors:\/\/3\">6<\/a><sup><a href=\"x-apple-data-detectors:\/\/3\">th<\/a><\/sup><a href=\"x-apple-data-detectors:\/\/3\"> April<\/a> , this will create space to cater for the additional 1.7M children.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Universities and tertiary \u00a0institutions will also open next month but in a staggered way.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The president said ministry of education would give a detailed program of reopening for other classes after finals of the candidate classes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bars remain closed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hopes of opening up other sectors that remain closed due to the covid 19 pandemic have been dashed after President Museveni hinged their reopening to a vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the nation last evening President Museveni said sectors like bars and entertainment places will remain closed until a vaccine is found.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that allowing them to reopening now before a vaccine would be high risk, calling for patience.<\/p>\n<p>He called on all Ugandans to respect the set guidelines to contain spread of the virus in the country, expressing concern over recklessness of some citizens<\/p>\n<p>The country currently has a cumulative figure of 39735 infections, 327 deaths and 14,310 recoveries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Benjamin Jumbe Government has decided to take a calculated risk to allow semi candidates back to school Addressing the nation last evening, President Museveni revealed that pupils and students in P6, S.3 and S 5 are to return to school on the 1st of March.\u00a0 The president said once the primary 7 candidates and Senior Four candidates complete their finals on 31st March, and 6th April , this will create space to cater for the additional 1.7M children. He added that Universities and tertiary \u00a0institutions will also open next month but in a staggered way. &nbsp; The president said ministry of education would give a detailed program of reopening for other classes after finals of the candidate classes. 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