Difficult time for Museveni as lethal Covid strain takes toll on Ugandans
Monday June 28 2021
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni declared June 25 a public holiday, designating the day as a national prayer day over a raging pandemic. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Summary
While some media say the infection rate could have hit a triple-digit mark, the president last week pegged it at 17 percent.
What is worrying health officials and the president, however, is the deadly Delta strain, initially from India, which cuts across generations and social strata.
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The past one week has been tough for Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni even after putting the country on lockdown in the face of an unprecedented increase in Covid-19 infections and deaths.