President Yoweri Museveni has rubbished social media reports while also hitting at some Kenyans who claimed that he was in the intensive care unit due to Covid-19.
On Tuesday evening, the President stated that he is responding well to treatment and would have been released from isolation if he had not tested positive for the sickness on Sunday.
“I also noticed some few individuals from, I think Kenya, saying that I was in ICU etc.
"If I were in ICU, the government would inform the country.
"What is there to hide? However, I have not been to bed as a sick man in the house here except for sleeping, let alone being in a hospital bed, whether ICU or otherwise. Continue praying, we shall overcome,” he said in a statement.
The president also thanked the Ugandans for their good wishes and support.
"My social media team brought me overwhelmingly supportive messages.
"Thanks so much, fellow Ugandans. I appreciate those who took the trouble to sign the boards at the Gate of Nakasero,” he added.
Following his announcement that he had contracted the coronavirus sickness at his final public appearance last Thursday, Ugandans have flocked to social media to wish the veteran leader a speedy recovery.
“I noticed some mild flu-like symptoms in one of the nostrils (the right one).
"That is when I called my doctors to take samples and rule out corona.
"They took three samples- one rapid and two PCRs. The rapid one was negative, and so was one of the PCRs. However, one of the PCRs was positive,” he said.
After giving his speech, the President allegedly had a second test that revealed he had the virus, requiring him to take a "forced leave" for the first time in 53 years.
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