Nuno Nabiam |
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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