Yoweri Museveni, the president of Uganda, has criticized certain Kenyans for spreading allegations that he was hospitalized for COVID-19 and admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU).
On Tuesday, President Museveni addressed the rumours on social media, stating that he is in good health and would have made them known if they were accurate.
"I also saw a few people from, I believe, Kenya saying that I was in the ICU etc. The government would let everyone know if I was in the intensive care unit. On Twitter, he said, "What is there to hide?
"However, I have not been to bed as a sick man in the house here except for sleeping, let alone being in a hospital bed, whether ICU or otherwise. Continue praying, we shall overcome."
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The three-decade-serving president also updated his health, noting that the symptoms have subsided over the last few days and that he is on the road to recovery.
As was his habit, he hadn't given an update on his health in the past two days, which raised questions about his well-being.
While also giving an update on his health status, the three-decade-serving president said that the symptoms have worsened in the past few days and that he is on a path to full recovery.
He had not provided an update on his health for two days, as was his custom, causing widespread concern.
"Except for the first two days (Tuesday and Wednesday), when there was a mild flu-like fever, but weaker than the usual flu, I only had some drowsiness on Thursday and mild headache at night. This was up to Friday. There was also roughness on the throat," he said.
"By Friday, all those symptoms had gone. I have been busy doing paperwork on Sunday, Monday and today (Tuesday). I would have gone out of self – confinement but when we checked on Sunday, I was still positive, but the other parameters were good."
