Difficult time for Museveni as lethal Covid strain takes toll on Ugandans

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.

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

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.

While some media say the infection rate could have hit a triple-digit mark, the president last week pegged it at 17 percent.