As the country continues to look for ways of defeating COVID-19, several Ugandans have come forward to narrate their battle with the deadly virus. The latest to narrate this battle is Kampala International University (KIU) alumnus Noah Omuya who confessed that he trusted in God and stayed mentally strong after learning that he had contracted COVID-19 .
Omuya is a graduate of Mass Communication from KIU and the Chief Executive Officer of AICA Communication Limited Uganda, an online publishing company.
Omuya tested positive for COVID-19 after having a mandatory test before a meeting with President Yoweri Museveni, which was supposed to take place on 9th June, 2021.
The former KIU student further revealed that he was at first worried that he was going to die following news of Ugandans who were dying like flies.
“I remember one day, I was so worried upon reading the news about how people die due to this virus. I developed a little bit of a headache and I realized the virus was beginning to take advantage of my worries,” Omuya said.
Omuya later decided to go off social media in a bid to eliminate the anxiety caused by posts shared on the several platforms. The former KIU student embarked on taking his medication as well as eating a lot of fruits, drinking a lot of water.
“I had to quit social media for a good number of days and continued medication which included zinc and vitamin C and D supplements plus eating a lot of fruits, drinking a lot of water and eating,” he says.
“I had to stop steaming along the way because I was getting dehydrated and my face was getting burnt,” he added. Just like other Ugandans, Omuya also took concoctions which he later stopped after threatening to cause him ulcers.
“I also stopped taking concoctions along the way because they were threatening to cause me ulcers,” he adds.
Omuya advises whoever contracts the virus to put all their trust in God, just like he did.