Senegal’s President, Macky Sall, has quarantined himself after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for Coronavirus.
The President tested negative but his office has said through a televised statement that he will self-isolate for two weeks as a precaution.
A Senegalese lawmaker, Yeya Diallo, had on Wednesday, announced that she had tested positive for the virus.
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The Presidential statement did not disclose if President Sall and the lawmaker were in contact.
Senegal has so far confirmed 6,129 cases including 93 deaths.
(Editor: Sola Jaiyesimi)
