COVID-19 is putting pressure on truck drivers in East Africa: here’s why.

COVID-19 is putting pressure on truck drivers in East Africa: here’s why.

In the UK, COVID-19 highlighted the importance of truck drivers as key workers. In East Africa, the pandemic is having the opposite effect.

In the UK, HGV drivers are being rightly praised as heroes for keeping shelves stocked and delivering vital supplies amidst a nationwide lockdown. In East Africa, however, truck drivers are facing increasing hostility as they are blamed for the spread of the virus.

In an article...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/05/29/covid-19-is-putting-pressure-on-truck-drivers-in-east-africa-heres-why/

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