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Africa News of Tuesday, 14 July 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Madagascar loses two lawmakers to COVID-19

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Madagascar has lost two lawmakers to COVID-19 after contracting the virus despite the claims by President Andry Rajoelina that a herbal concoction continues to protect him and his family from COVID-19.

Eleven parliamentarians and 14 senators also tested positive for the virus, Rajoelina said.

"One deputy died. A senator died. After the tests carried out on the deputies, 11 members of parliament were detected carrying the coronavirus. At the Senate, 14 people, senators and agents of Senate carry the coronavirus," Rajoelina said during an appearance on a talk show on national television late on Sunday.

He did not say when the lawmakers died and did not name them.

The Indian Ocean island on July 5 placed its capital, Antananarivo, under a new lockdown following a surge in infections, two months after restrictions were eased.

Madagascar has 5,080 confirmed coronavirus cases and 37 deaths, according to government data, with authorities estimating the peak will not be reached until the end of August.

Al Jazeera