Monitored from Abeokuta: By thedispatch Staff
Published, Tuesday, January 4, 2022
THE PRESIDENT of MOZAMBIQUE, FILIPE NYUSI (pictured), and his wife, Isaura Nyusi, have gone into self-isolation after testing positive for Covid-19.
In a Facebook post published Monday, Nyusi announced that he and his wife received "positive results for Covid 19 in rapid tests" they took after undertaking "numerous activities" recently.
Nyusi added that they "immediately isolated ourselves in accordance with the health guidelines currently in place in our country" as they await the results of PCR tests.
Mozambique reported 918 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, according to data from John Hopkins University. The seven-day average in the country is currently 3,028 cases.
In light of the "highly contagious" nature of the Omicron variant, Nyusi renewed the "call for people to rigorously observe the measures to prevent and tackle the pandemic that is COVID-19."
He also called on "all compatriots, above 18 years of age, to adhere to the vaccination campaign that is unrolling across the country."
Leaders from the country's religious communities came together in late December for a Ministry of Health campaign encouraging people to come forward and get vaccinated.
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