South Sudan’s Vice President, Riek Machar and his wife Angelina Teny have tested positive for Covid-19.

This was confirmed in a statement released on Monday, May 18 by his office. It was further revealed that “a number of his office staff and bodyguards” had also tested positive for COVID-19.

Machar who also confirmed this on state television said he would be on self-isolation for 14 days at his residence alongside the rest of his staff who tested positive for the disease.

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South Sudan has so far recorded 347 cases of coronavirus and six deaths.