The government has suspended all New Year night celebrations, including display of fireworks, prayers and converging in trading centres.
The Information minister, Ms Judith Nabakooba, said police have been directed not to grant any company permission to display fireworks, saying it would lead to gatherings of people and escalate the spread of coronavirus.
Ugandans have been used to welcoming the New Year by gathering in trading centres and lighting fires or displaying fireworks and some Christians spend the night in prayers.
Since March, the government imposed a 9pm to 6am curfew to control the spread of coronavirus and now Minister Nabakooba says that it still stands and no will is allowed to go for New Year celebrations.
