South African President tests positive for COVID-19 after visiting Buhari

The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa has been confirmed to be COVID-19 positive after attending an event in his country on Sunday.

A statement by the South African presidency said Ramaphosa started feeling unwell after attending a memorial service for a former Deputy President of the country, FW de Klerk, in Cape Town.

The President though showing mild symptoms, is however in good spirits and is been monitored by his doctors, the statement added.

He has since gone into isolation but people who have had contact with him in recent days have been told to watch out for symptoms.

“Vaccination remains the best protection against severe illness and hospitalization,” the statement reads.

“People who have had contact with the president today are advised to watch for symptoms or to have themselves tested.”

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“The president and the delegation returned to South Africa from the Republic of Senegal on Wednesday, 8 December 2021, after obtaining negative test results,” the statement added.

“The president also tested negative on his return to Johannesburg on 8 December.”

Newsflash Nigeria recalls the South African President on December 1 visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja.

Both leaders had delibrations which the presidency described as beneficial to both countries.

The two leaders are however fully vaccinated, this news medium understands.

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