Gambia leader in isolation after VP contracts virus

The Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has gone into self-isolation after his vice-president tested positive for coronavirus.

President Barrow will isolate for two weeks.

A statement from the country’s State House said Vice-President Isatou Touray had tested positive for the virus.

Ms Touray said she was in “good spirits and will be going into quarantine”.

The Gambia’s State House tweeted:

The Gambia has so far confirmed 326 coronavirus cases and eight deaths.

The government has been urging citizens to wear masks and maintain a distance of three steps between each other to prevent the spread of the virus.

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