South African president tests positive for COVID, mildly ill

JOHANNESBURG – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving attraction for mild COVID-19 symptoms aft investigating affirmative for the illness Sunday, his bureau said.

Ramaphosa started feeling unwell and a trial confirmed COVID-19, a connection from the presidency announced.

He is self-isolating successful Cape Town and is being monitored by the South African Military Health Service, the connection said. He has delegated each responsibilities to Deputy President David Mabuza for the adjacent week.

Ramaphosa, 69, is afloat vaccinated. The connection didn’t accidental whether helium had been infected with the omicron coronavirus variant.

Last week, Ramaphosa visited 4 West African countries. He and each members of his delegation were tested for COVID-19 successful each of the countries during the trip. Some successful the delegation tested affirmative successful Nigeria and returned straight to South Africa. Throughout the remainder of the trip, Ramaphosa and his delegation tested negative. Ramaphosa returned from Senegal connected Dec. 8

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Ramaphosa said his ain corruption serves arsenic a caution to each radical successful South Africa to beryllium vaccinated and stay vigilant against exposure, the connection said. Vaccination remains the champion extortion against terrible unwellness and hospitalization, it said.

People successful South Africa who person had interaction with Ramaphosa connected Sunday are advised to ticker for symptoms oregon to person themselves tested, it said.

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