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Botswana: president Masisi tested positive for COVID-19

Botswana: president Masisi tested positive for COVID-19

Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi is in mandatory self- isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 in routine testing, a government spokesperson said on Monday. “The president does not have any symptoms and will continue to receive close medical monitoring by his medical doctors,” John-Thomas Dipowe, acting permanent secretary for Government Communications, …

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COVID-19: Russian scientists arrive in South Africa to study Omicron variant

Russian scientists arrive in South Africa to study Omicron variant

A delegation of Russian scientists has arrived in South Africa to study the new variant of the coronavirus, Omicron, which was detected last month in this southern African country. The Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs has tweeted a video of the team’s arrival, adding that the plane was also carrying …

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