1. Who : Petty traders 2. What : acquire protective equipment 3. When : 16 April 2020 4. Where : Yaounde 5. Why : to keep safe from Coronavirus Paragraph 2 : Quotes from sources 1. Axel, pineapple retailer : '’ I recently bought a mask, a pair of gloves and a 250 ml bottle of hydroalcoholic solution to have my hands always clean. This is the least I can do. But the business is getting harder, for customers are no longer ordering pineapples.’’ 2. Mr. Peter Kong, Secretary General of the National Retailers Trade Union : '’ In response to the Head of State's call to respect the barrier measures, the members of our trade union went down in markets to meet retailers, to sensitise them on the need to strictly observe the hygiene rules to better prevent the spread of the virus in open markets. We do understand how important it is, but we hope to get support from public authorities to distribute all the protective equipment for free to retailers throughout the national territory''. 3. Mrs Chantal Ngassa, Mayor of Yaounde V : '’ Our attention is focused on mitigating the spread of the virus in markets and open places where retailers do their business. We intend to buy the necessary equipment to distribute it to retailers, notably masks, hand sanitizers, soaps and buckets. We will also provide for public fountains where retailers and customers will wash their hands as regularly as requested'’.