Botswana president, MPs end quarantine after testing negative
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi and all the country's MPs ended 14 days of self-isolation on Thursday after testing negative for coronavirus.
The head of state and his legislators were quarantined after they were screened by a nurse who had contracted the new virus.
"The director of health services has released (President) Masisi... and (Vice President) Slumber Tsogwane from home quarantine today," the presidency said in a statement.
"This follows release of their COVID-19 test results which came out negative."
The presidency told AFP that all of Botswana's 63 MPs had also been cleared.
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Masisi has been quarantined twice over the past month.
Botswana has recorded 22 coronavirus cases so far, including one death.
Masisi has imposed a 28-day period of "extreme social distancing" from April 2 to limit the spread of infection.
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