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South African president tests positive for COVID, mildly ill
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms after testing positive for the disease
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press
December 12, 2021, 3:52 PM
• 2 min read
JOHANNESBURG -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms after testing positive for the disease Sunday, his office said.
Ramaphosa started feeling unwell and a test confirmed COVID-19, a statement from the presidency announced.
He is self-isolating in Cape Town and is being monitored by the South African Military Health Service, the statement said. He has delegated all responsibilities to Deputy President David Mabuza for the next week.
Ramaphosa, 69, is fully vaccinated. The statement didn’t say whether he had been infected with the omicron coronavirus variant.
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...d-mildly-ill-81709934?cid=social_twitter_abcn
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms after testing positive for the disease
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press
December 12, 2021, 3:52 PM
• 2 min read
JOHANNESBURG -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms after testing positive for the disease Sunday, his office said.
Ramaphosa started feeling unwell and a test confirmed COVID-19, a statement from the presidency announced.
He is self-isolating in Cape Town and is being monitored by the South African Military Health Service, the statement said. He has delegated all responsibilities to Deputy President David Mabuza for the next week.
Ramaphosa, 69, is fully vaccinated. The statement didn’t say whether he had been infected with the omicron coronavirus variant.
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...d-mildly-ill-81709934?cid=social_twitter_abcn