South Sudan Vice President Abdelbagi contracts Covid-19
A South Sudanese Ministry of Health official takes a nasal sample from a woman who came into contact with a confirmed Covid-19 case. South Sudan's Fifth Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi has tested positive for the coronavirus. PHOTO | ALEX MCBRIDE | AFP
The newly appointed chairman of the South Sudan's reconstituted National Committee on Covid-19 has tested positive for the coronavirus, the national Ministry of Health has confirmed.
Fifth Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi is the fifth senior government official to publicly announce his test results following last week's announcement by First Vice President Riek Machar and his wife Angelina Teny – the minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs – who publicly revealed they had tested positive for Covid-19.
