Mrs. Mwesigye operates a shop in Makindye.
She lives with her husband and 2 children, a daughter and son aged 18 and 20 years respectively. Last week, she realized she had general body weakness, headache, diarrhea and dry cough which had lasted for two days. Mrs. Mwesigye decided to take a COVID-19 test, and it turned out positive. She was not very sick so the health worker gave her supportive treatment and told her to go home and self-isolate from the other family members until the symptoms resolve.
Mrs. Mwesigye went home and due to fear of stigma, she feared to disclose to her family that she tested positive for COVID-19. However, due to continued pressure from her family about the test results, she disclosed to her husband. The husband could not contain the news. He panicked and told her that even if their house had a free room where she could isolate, he could not allow her to stay with the family.
She pleaded with him and explained how she would isolate herself with only one person supporting her to access necessities but in Vain. Mr. Mwesigye insisted that she should take her Corona away.
Mrs. Mwesigye’s parents are in advanced age and at a greater risk of adverse COVID-19 disease effects so she couldn’t go to her parent’s house. Therefore, she requested one of her brothers to accept her to isolate herself at his home. Fortunately, the brother accepted.
At her brother’s house, she was supported to take her treatment in isolation and 13 days later, she had completely recovered from all the symptoms. Trying to return to her home, Mr. Mwesigye told her that she should stay away because he thought that she could still infect them.