{UAH} 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱-19 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀

𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱-19 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀

𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑀𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑖 𝑜𝑛 𝑇𝒉𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑤𝒉𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑀𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑡𝒉𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑠.

Authorities at Makerere University laboratory have denied faking Covid-19 results and promised to make a formal response to President Museveni accusations today.

Asked whether some of the 679 confirmed cases were fake, Prof Moses Joloba, the head of Makerere laboratory that is testing Coronavirus said, "these are institutional issues," reiterating that, "It is not true but it was said by the President so we shall find how to deal with it."

President Museveni on Thursday while speaking during the budget reading event, accused Makerere University laboratory that is doing coronavirus testing of faking test results.

Mr Museveni said the incorrect results from Makerere lab could have been caused by work overload.

"Some of the 679 confirmed cases were classified as positive when they are not by a laboratory in Makerere because they were careless. Apparently there were a few people working there and probably got tired," he said.

Before the President complained about Covid-19 results from Makerere laboratory, Daily Monitor got complaints from some of the "patients" who were affected by the suspected wrong results.

A "patient" who was admitted to Gulu Regional Referral Hospital after testing "positive" for coronavirus a week ago, said he got a text message on Monday saying he was negative again for coronavirus and was discharged.

Mr Emmanuel Ainebyoona, the senior public relations officer at the Ministry of Health when contacted, said the ministry will address the matter today.

"We are working on the response which we shall issue on Friday," Mr Ainebyoona said.

Government in April gave the Makerere University laboratory a nod to start testing for coronavirus following assessment by technocrats from the health ministry.

According to the health ministry, the laboratory was assessed and they found sufficient equipment required to test for Covid-19. The Ministry also examined medical workers in the lab in terms of skills, number and their safety.

Prof Pontiano Kaleebu, the director Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), said in April that they assess the capability of the laboratories to do accurate tests before approving them.

The Makerere University laboratory has been at the center stage of testing for the virus especially during the community surveillance.

The Makerere based laboratory has also supported government facilities like the UVRI with diagnostic kits when shortage hit the country.

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