First Lady Janet Museveni tests positive for COVID-19

First Lady of Uganda Janet Museveni has tested positive for COVID-19, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has revealed.

According to Museveni, the first Lady had a sore throat on Christmas day.

Through his X account,the president noted that they did a rapid Corona virus test which came out negative.

“However, we sent another sample to Mbarara for PCR test and it came back positive,” he said.

He mentioned that the first Lady was indeed feeling weak with headache and sore throat.

“Immediately on December 26, I had to carry out a test on myself so that we decide to manage the problem. The tests came back negative by afternoon,” said the president.

Museveni added that the fisrt lady was isolated in one of the houses at Rwakyitura while he continued with the programmes that he had arranged.

“What is of interest is how I remained negative in spite of being with Maama all these days- sharing the room, the air- conditioned car to Entebbe and back to Nakasero. Was it because I am emponoka (survivor) of Corona of last May? Maama is now a first time corona warrior. She is doing well,”