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Ugandan president tests negative for COVID-19
KAMPALA, July 28, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA) – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday said he has tested negative for COVID-19 after developing a sore throat and hoarse voice.
Museveni made the remarks after his official nomination as the ruling party National Resistance Movement presidential flag bearer in the 2021 polls.
“I got a sore throat and rough voice. My first call was corona-19 (COVID-19). So I called the doctors early Sunday. They took the sample and by evening they came back and said no corona (virus),” said Museveni.
He warned of a spike in COVID-19 deaths in the country over citizen’s violation of the ministry of health prevention measures aimed at curbing the spread of the virus.
Uganda has registered 1,135 cumulative cases of COVID-19, with 989 recoveries and two deaths since the index case was reported on March 21, according to the ministry of health.
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