South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa who was reportedly fully vaccinated has tested positive for ap COVID-19 after exhibiting mild symptoms.
On Sunday, Ramaphosa was said to be I’ll after leaving a memorial service of the former South African deputy president, FW de Klerk, in Cape Town.
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According to a statement issued by the presidency, “the president is in good spirits but is being monitored by the South African Military Health Service of the South African National Defence Force.”
“The president, who is fully vaccinated, is in self-isolation in Cape Town and has delegated all responsibilities to Deputy President David Mabuza for the next week,” the presidency said in a statement on Sunday.
In the statement, Ramaphosa was quoted as saying that his positive status is a further indication that vaccination is pertinent.
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“Vaccination remains the best protection against severe illness and hospitalisation,” the statement reads.
“People who have had contact with the president today are advised to watch for symptoms or to have themselves tested.”
The president this month travelled to West Africa, where he held talks with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and Senegalese President Macky Sall.
According to the South African presidency, Ramaphosa and his delegation were tested for COVID-19 after returning from a four-country visit to West Africa.
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“The president and the delegation returned to South Africa from the Republic of Senegal on Wednesday, 8 December 2021, after obtaining negative test results,” the statement reads.
“The president also tested negative on his return to Johannesburg on 8 December.”
President Muhammadu Buhari received the South African president on December 1 at the presidential villa in Abuja.
His visit was on the same day that Nigeria reported three cases of the Omicron COVID variant.
“Despite the scare generated by the new COVID-19 variant, we have been able to hold successful meetings, while observing strict COVID-19 protocols, through fraternal cooperation and understanding,” Buhari said after the meeting.
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Ramaphosa, 69, was vaccinated against coronavirus with the single-dose Johnson & Johnson inoculation in February.
South Africa is in the midst of the fourth wave of coronavirus infections fuelled by the omicron variant.
According to reports, health authorities on Sunday recorded 18,035 new cases of the illness that has killed more than 90,000 people in the country.
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