As the long-awaited reopening of shopping malls and general merchandise shops takes effect today, government has insisted that arcades are to remain closed until further notice.
Ms Amelia Kyambadde, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, yesterday said the shops that are allowed to open should follow the social distancing measures to keep at least two metres apart within the premises and have washing point or sanitisers at the facilities.
Ms Kyambadde adds that customers should wear masks and shop keepers should only serve one person at a time.
"All non-food items sold by wholesale and retail shops located outside the arcades, malls, and food markets are allowed to open.
"The differences between shopping malls and arcades, in terms of entrances; shopping malls have two major entrances and one emergency exit while arcades have multiple entries, when it comes to mobility, shopping malls have organised movement of human traffic, whereas arcades are congested and mixed with luggage carriers," Ms Kyambadde explained further.
