Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, 78, announced on Monday that he had resumed the normal course of his duties, after indicating in early June that he had tested positive for Covid-19.
"With good health confirmed, I am now able to resume physical meetings, starting with the government this afternoon," he announced in a statement.
The country's head of state, who has ruled with an iron grip since 1986, revealed on June 8 that he had tested positive for Covid-19, alleging "mild symptoms." "I have delegated all of my work for today and tomorrow to Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja," he stated.
The Ugandan President did not join a group of other African heads of state that travelled to Ukraine and Russia last week to attempt to mediate the ongoing conflict.
Museveni did, however, address parliament from a distance during the budget presentation.
Museveni declared on Sunday that he had tested negative for COVID-19.
Yoweri Museveni, who was formerly lauded as a reformist, assumed control of Uganda in 1986 and contributed to the overthrow of Milton Obote's and Idi Amin Dada's dictatorship administrations.
But to maintain his position of power, the erstwhile rebel leader has since cracked down on criticism and altered the constitution.
Numerous human rights organizations claim that in recent years, there has been an upsurge in the repression of civil society, attorneys, and activists in Uganda.
Since the coronavirus pandemic began in 2020, Uganda has officially reported 170,775 instances of COVID-19-related illness and 3,632 fatalities, according to its Ministry of Health.
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