Faces show Covid effect in Ugandan mask exhibition

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Tweyagala feka, by Xenson. PHOTO | COURTESY 

As the Covid-19 pandemic rages — claiming lives, devastating economies and upending livelihoods — so too do the terms used to describe it.

In Uganda, face masks have become the norm. In addition, presenters at local radio stations adopted the terms “Senyiga Omukwabwe” and “Lumiima Mawugwe” to refer to the pandemic.