Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 12 Dec 2021, 09:47 pm Print
Cyril Ramaphosa WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
Johannesburg: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested COVID-19 positive.
The official Twitter page of the president said: "President @CyrilRamaphosa tests positive for COVID-19."
President @CyrilRamaphosa tests positive for COVID-19 https://t.co/GxunjqSePr
— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) December 12, 2021
As per an official statement issued by the President's office, he is suffering from mild COVID-19 symptoms.
" The President started feeling unwell after leaving the State Memorial Service in honour of former Deputy President FW de Klerk in Cape Town earlier today," read the statement.
"The President is in good spirits but is being monitored by the South African Military Health Service of the South African National Defence Force," read the statement.
The President is fully vaccinated.
He is in self-isolation in Cape Town and has delegated all responsibilities to Deputy President David Mabuza for the next week.
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