South Sudan’s First Vice-President Riek Machar and his wife Angelina Teny have tested positive for Covid-19.
Dr Machar revealed on Monday that he and his wife, who is also Defence Minister, had contracted the virus, reportedly after interacting with infected members of the High-Level Taskforce on Covid-19, a team drafted to help fight the pandemic.
“We are still awaiting other tests and hopefully tomorrow, we will have the full list (of positive cases among the Taskforce),” Machar told a televised news conference on Monday in Juba.
His Spokesperson James Gatdet Dak said Machar and his wife would be self-isolating at their home in Juba for the next two weeks as they manage the infection.
South Sudan was the last East African Community member state to report a covid-19 case when a UN staffer reporting to duty from abroad tested positive in April.
