By Spy Uganda
Untold fear and speculation have arisen in South Sudan after the Vice President Dr Riek Machar, his wife Angelina Teny and several members of his household tested positive with Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Monday.
Dr Machar on Monday said that he and his wife, who is also the Defence minister, had contracted the virus after interacting with infected members of the High-Level Taskforce on COVID-19, a team drafted to help fight the pandemic.
A statement from his office said a number of his staffers, including security guards, also contracted the virus, although their names were not immediately published.
“We are still awaiting other tests and hopefully tomorrow we will have the full list (of positive cases among the Taskforce),” Dr Machar told a televised news conference in Juba on Monday.
“All our colleagues that have tested positive are in good health,” he noted, adding that he and his wife will quarantine in their home.
“A doctor may be visiting us until they tell us it is time to end the quarantine. All our colleagues will also be self-quarantining,” Dr Machar told the media in Juba.
