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President Museveni dispels death rumours after contracting COVID

On Sunday night, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni took to Twitter to confirm that he was still self-isolating, countering rumors circulating that he had succumbed to COVID-19.

After testing positive for the virus on June 7, President Museveni announced on the following day that he would be taking a period of “forced leave” to focus on his recovery.

“Greetings. It is now day five of my corona-status. Last night, I slept very well up to the 10th hour of the night (saa kumi za usiku – what the Europeans call 4am)”, the Ugandan leader said in a long Twitter post.

In an effort to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, President Yoweri Museveni urged the people of Uganda, particularly the elderly, to get vaccinated against the virus and also consider receiving booster shots.

However, rumors circulating on Twitter in recent days falsely claimed that President Museveni had been moved to intensive care and subsequently passed away due to complications from COVID-19. These rumors are unfounded and should be disregarded.

While the World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared that COVID-19 no longer posed a global health emergency, it cautioned that the virus would continue to undergo mutations.

This emphasizes the importance of continued vigilance and adherence to preventive measures, including vaccination, to mitigate the spread and impact of the virus.

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