Here are some of the measures taken by some African countries to cushion citizens from the adverse effects of covid-19
GUINEA
-No payment of rent by citizens until December 2020
-Government to cover water and electricity bills for the next 3 months
-Free public transport for the next three months
-Free pharmaceutical products and basic necessities
GHANA
-Government to cover all water bills for 3 months
-Health workers treating COVID-19 patients to receive 50% additional salary plus allowances
-All health workers to be exempted from paying tax for 3 months
RWANDA
-Door-to-door distribution of food
-Provision of free water and electricity to its citizens
-Provision of free medical supplies
BOTSWANA
-A $168 million relief fund to assist businesses to pay workers’ salaries so that none gets laid off.
UGANDA
-No payment of rent till further notice
-Distribution of food to the vulnerable
NIGERIA
–Free beatings by Police
–Constant Lockdowns and curfew without palliatives to cushion the effect
–None support to poor Nigerians
–Most Nigerians losing their jobs.
-*Prices of rice and food commodities going up.
-•Creation of mobile courts to help security people to collect ‘bail money’ from Lockdown defaulters.
