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Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Maldives ex-president tests positive for Covid-19
Gayoom revealed this via Twitter
Aishath Shaany, Raajje.mv | 25 އޯގަސްޓު 2020 | އަންގާރަ 17:40
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom with wife, Nasreena Ibrahim
Maldives former President, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has tested positive for Covid-19.
The 83-year-old former leader who ran the nation for 30 years revealed that he has tested positive for the infection, via a tweet on Tuesday night.
It is not clear on how Gayoom contracted the infection, and whether any other members for the family have tested positive.
The island nation has confirmed a total of 7,047 coronavirus cases since March, with 135 cases reported on Monday.
