<p> A Ugandan musician and political challenger to the country's aging leader released a song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUHrck2g7Ic&feature=youtu.be on Wednesday to help efforts to stem the spread of coronavirus in the east African nation.</p>.<p>In the song, 38 year-old Robert Kyagulanyi, who also goes by his stage name Bobi Wine, and fellow artist Nubian Li, croon to a tune laced with East Africa's signature rhumba melodies about the importance of personal hygiene.</p>.<p>They also exhort people to regularly wash hands, keep a distance and look out for symptoms like fever and cough.</p>.<p>Uganda on Wednesday confirmed five more cases of COVID-19, bringing its tally to 14, four days after it recorded its first patient.</p>.<p>"The bad news is that everyone is a potential victim," Kyagulanyi says in the lyrics.</p>.<p>"But the good news is that everyone is a potential solution."</p>.<p>President Yoweri Museveni's government has already taken a raft of measure including sealing off borders, closing bars, and banning public gatherings to contain the outbreak.</p>.<p>Music has previously been instrumental in tackling other outbreaks in Uganda.</p>.<p>Songs about HIV/AIDS by another Ugandan crooner Philly Bongoley Lutaaya, who would later die of the disease, helped spread awareness in the 1980s and 90s and bring down sky-high infection rates.</p>.<p>Kyagulanyi, long dubbed the "Ghetto President" for his star power and songs highlighting urban poverty, has been a headache to the ruling party since joining politics in 2017.</p>.<p>After declaring he wants to stand for president, he quickly emerged as a formidable opponent of Museveni, who has ruled since 1986 and is widely expected to stand for re-election.</p>.<p>Joel Ssenyonyi, Kyagulanyi's spokesman, told Reuters the singer had distributed press releases on COVID-19 and handed out jerry cans and soap to drive up hand washing in communities.</p>.<p>"One other creative way of communicating is through music," Ssenyonyi said. "Most people love to listen to music so what better way to put across a message than through music."</p>.<p>In Senegal, activist hip-hop group Y'en a Marre have recorded a rap about washing hands, disposing of used tissues and avoiding crowds in their latest release: 'Shield against Coronavirus.' </p>
<p> A Ugandan musician and political challenger to the country's aging leader released a song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUHrck2g7Ic&feature=youtu.be on Wednesday to help efforts to stem the spread of coronavirus in the east African nation.</p>.<p>In the song, 38 year-old Robert Kyagulanyi, who also goes by his stage name Bobi Wine, and fellow artist Nubian Li, croon to a tune laced with East Africa's signature rhumba melodies about the importance of personal hygiene.</p>.<p>They also exhort people to regularly wash hands, keep a distance and look out for symptoms like fever and cough.</p>.<p>Uganda on Wednesday confirmed five more cases of COVID-19, bringing its tally to 14, four days after it recorded its first patient.</p>.<p>"The bad news is that everyone is a potential victim," Kyagulanyi says in the lyrics.</p>.<p>"But the good news is that everyone is a potential solution."</p>.<p>President Yoweri Museveni's government has already taken a raft of measure including sealing off borders, closing bars, and banning public gatherings to contain the outbreak.</p>.<p>Music has previously been instrumental in tackling other outbreaks in Uganda.</p>.<p>Songs about HIV/AIDS by another Ugandan crooner Philly Bongoley Lutaaya, who would later die of the disease, helped spread awareness in the 1980s and 90s and bring down sky-high infection rates.</p>.<p>Kyagulanyi, long dubbed the "Ghetto President" for his star power and songs highlighting urban poverty, has been a headache to the ruling party since joining politics in 2017.</p>.<p>After declaring he wants to stand for president, he quickly emerged as a formidable opponent of Museveni, who has ruled since 1986 and is widely expected to stand for re-election.</p>.<p>Joel Ssenyonyi, Kyagulanyi's spokesman, told Reuters the singer had distributed press releases on COVID-19 and handed out jerry cans and soap to drive up hand washing in communities.</p>.<p>"One other creative way of communicating is through music," Ssenyonyi said. "Most people love to listen to music so what better way to put across a message than through music."</p>.<p>In Senegal, activist hip-hop group Y'en a Marre have recorded a rap about washing hands, disposing of used tissues and avoiding crowds in their latest release: 'Shield against Coronavirus.' </p>