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By Zintle Mahlati 
3h ago
Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa is in self-quarantine, the presidency confirmed Wednesday.
Ramaphosa had attended a fundraising dinner over the weekend and a guest who also attended the event had tested positive for the coronavirus. The president shows no symptoms and will do periodic tests, the presidency said.
The Ramaphosa office explained that the dinner, which was a fundraising event for the Adopt-a-School-Foundation, was attended by 35 guests and was held at a hotel in Johannesburg following the Covid-19 protocol.
One of the guests began showing symptoms on Sunday and other guests were notified Tuesday of the host’s positive test results.
“The event strictly adhered to Covid-19 protocols and directives on screening, social distancing, and wearing masks. As was the case with all the guests, the president himself removed his mask only when he dined and addressed the guests.
“The Adopt-a-School Foundation informed the dinner guests yesterday, Tuesday, October 27, that a guest had shown symptoms on Sunday and had been tested on Monday before receiving a positive result yesterday,” the presidency said.
“The foundation became aware of this fact and communicated it to the guests yesterday, hours after the president held the inauguration of a statue of the liberation icon OR Tambo and the official inauguration of a new Radisson hotel and convention center. in Ekurhuleni in the morning. “
Ramaphosa is expected to continue to perform his duties remotely.
“The president is regularly examined by the South African Military Health Service and he himself undergoes examinations where he participates in engagements,” the presidency said.
Political Bureau
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