The Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, Nuno Nabiam and three
ministers, on Wednesday tested positive for Coronavirus.
Health Minister, Antonio Deuna, confirmed this, revealing
that they were being quarantined presently at a hotel in the country’s capital,
Bissau.
It was learnt that some members of the cabinet: Interior
Minister Botche Cande and two secretaries of state, Mario Fambe and Monica
Buaro were also infected.
So far, Guinea-Bissau has recorded 73 confirmed COVID-19
cases, with one death, and 18 recoveries, according to figures compiled by the
US-based Johns Hopkins University.
President Umaro Sissoco Embalo had also extended the
nationwide state of emergency due to COVID-19 to May 11.
Nabiam was selected by President Embalo to be prime minister
in late February, 2019.
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