By Enyichukwu Enemanna
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday attended the first Cabinet meeting after testing negative for COVID-19 on Sunday.
He was accompanied by First Lady Janet Museveni. The President was at Nakasero Lodge before leaving for Entebbe, Statehouse, where the meeting took place.
He tested positive for Covid on June 7.
In a statement on Sunday, Museveni said he had finally tested negative for Covid-19, eleven days since he contracted the virus.
He said tests conducted showed that the virus was no longer in his body system after a series of positive results over the period.
“On the war with Corona, it is now confirmed that I am a veteran graduate of the war with that enemy. Today, the samples showed that I had turned negative vis a vis corona,” he said.
“Even the samples of Wednesday last, had showed reduced presence of the virus parts. The Glory goes to God.”
The President gave a chronology of his battle with the virus stating that he had initially ignored signs of the virus in his body until he developed a runny nose.
He said upon examination by his doctor, it was found that he had very low Vitamin D levels, a condition that predisposed him to severe Covid-19 infection.
“Unbelievable! My Vitamin D levels were very low, my Vitamin B 12 were very low etc. Imagine the President of Uganda is malnourished to the detriment of his life,” Museveni said.
