A year later, SMEs still await stimulus Tuesday April 06 2021 Closed shops in Kampala after the country recorded the first case of coronavirus in March. Businesses were ground to a standstill to limit the spread of the virus. PHOTO/Rachel Mabala Summary Economy limps. Since March 11, 2020 when Uganda reported the first case of Covid-19, several businesses and the economy suffered the wrath of the pandemic. But where is the stimulus package to help businesses bounce back? Advertisement Despite the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination programme a year after the pandemic took its toll on businesses, there is a consensus among most economists that the economy is not out of the woods yet.