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Guinea-Bissau’s Prime Minister, three ministers test positive for Coronavirus

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April 30, 2020

Guinea-Bissau's Prime Minister, three ministers test positive for Coronavirus

Guinea-Bissau’s Prime Minister, Nuno Nabiam and three ministers tested positive for the novel Coronavirus on Wednesday.

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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