South Africa: president Ramaphosa tested postive for covid-19

The South African Presidency has announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested positive for the coronavirus and is being treated for mild symptoms.

The presidency said in a statement that the president started feeling unwell on Sunday after leaving the state memorial service of South Africa’s last apartheid president, FW de Klerk, in Cape Town.

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People who had contact with the president on the day have been advised to watch for symptoms or to get tested.