Eswatini prime minister taken to SA for Covid-19 treatment

The Eswatini government has announced the transfer of Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini to a hospital in South Africa for Covid-19 treatment.

The government said the transfer was aimed at fast-tracking his recovery.

Prime Minister Dlamini tested positive for Covid-19 in November.

At the time he said he was asymptomatic and feeling well while isolating at home.

Eswatini was formerly known as Swaziland.

The country has so far confirmed 6,442 Covid-19 cases and 122 deaths, according to the health ministry.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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