South African President Cyril Ramaphosa mildly ill after testing positive for COVID-19

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is self-isolating in Cape Town and is being monitored by the South African Military Health Service after testing positive for COVID-19

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

Ramaphosa, 69, is fully vaccinated. The statement didn’t say whether he had been infected with the omicron coronavirus variant. Ramaphosa said his own infection serves as a caution to all people in South Africa to be vaccinated and remain vigilant against exposure, the statement said. Vaccination remains the best protection against severe illness and hospitalization, it said.

South Africa is currently battling a rapid resurgence driven by the omicron variant, health officials say.

 

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