South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has gone into self-quarantine after learning that a guest at a charity dinner he attended tested positive for coronavirus, his office said Wednesday. “President Cyril Ramaphosa has begun a period of self-quarantine,” acting spokesman Tyrone Seale said in a statement. “The President is showing no symptoms at this time and will, in line with Covid-19 health advice, be tested should symptoms manifest.”According to his office, Ramaphosa on Saturday attended a fundraising dinner of the Adopt-a-School Foundation. One of the guests tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, prompting Ramaphosa to go into self-quarantine on Wednesday. President Mokgweetsi Masisi of neighbouring Botswana has gone into quarantine several times since the pandemic hit southern Africa in March 2020.

Source: Daily Nation October 28, 2020 10:18 UTC