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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