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Two Madagascar lawmakers die after testing positive for COVID-19
By David Ochieng Mbewa -
11 hours ago
Two Malagasy lawmakers died after being infected with the coronavirus, President Andry Rajoelina said on Sunday.
The two lawmakers were one member of the senate and one deputy, Rajoelina said, adding that 14 other senators and 11 deputies had tested positive for the virus.
Madagascar’s situation with the COVID-19 pandemic began spiraling out of control in recent weeks after it appeared that the island nation was making progress.
Madagascar was regularly registering dozens of COVID-19 cases daily, however, a recent exponential rise in those figures saw it report a record 216 cases on July 4 after a total of 675 people were tested.
As a result of that, Madagascar placed its capital Antananarivo under a fresh lockdown following a new surge in coronavirus infections, two months after the restrictions were eased...
Two Madagascar lawmakers die after testing positive for COVID-19
By David Ochieng Mbewa -
11 hours ago
Two Malagasy lawmakers died after being infected with the coronavirus, President Andry Rajoelina said on Sunday.
The two lawmakers were one member of the senate and one deputy, Rajoelina said, adding that 14 other senators and 11 deputies had tested positive for the virus.
Madagascar’s situation with the COVID-19 pandemic began spiraling out of control in recent weeks after it appeared that the island nation was making progress.
Madagascar was regularly registering dozens of COVID-19 cases daily, however, a recent exponential rise in those figures saw it report a record 216 cases on July 4 after a total of 675 people were tested.
As a result of that, Madagascar placed its capital Antananarivo under a fresh lockdown following a new surge in coronavirus infections, two months after the restrictions were eased...