Mozambique President, First Lady test positive for COVID-19

Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi and his wife Isaura Nyusi have tested positive for COVID-19, the Presidency’s office of the Southeastern Africa nation revealed in a Monday statement

The pair, the statement said, is currently in isolation but is in stable condition.  

“President Filipe Nyusi, and his wife, Isaura Nyusi are infected by coronavirus. Even (though) asymptomatic and waiting for the definitive results of PCR tests, they are in isolation in compliance with the health guidelines in force in the country,” the statement read in part.

As of January 3, 2021, 193,371 persons had contracted the virus in Mozambique while 158, 680 had recovered from it.  2,031 persons have however succumbed to the disease while 457 are in quarantine.

In December while reporting 17 cases of the Omicron variant, Mozambique’s Minister of Health Armindo Tiago urged Mozambicans to adhere to COVID-19 preventative measures and ongoing vaccination efforts against the disease.