President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is in self-isolation following his Covid-19 positive test, has expressed gratitude to South Africans for wishing him well as he recovered from his illness at his Cape Town home, the presidency said on Tuesday.
Ramaphosa tested positive for the virus on Sunday after feeling sick following his address at the State Memorial Service of former Deputy President FW de Klerk in Cape Town where he delivered his eulogy of the last apartheid-era president.
According to the Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, Ramaphosa remained “in good spirits and continues to present with mild symptoms.”
“The president’s infection is causing him to delay a vaccine booster shot which he was scheduled to receive this week,” the minister said.
Ramaphosa reiterated his call to everyone in the country to be vaccinated as vaccination dramatically reduced the chances of serious illness, hospitalisation or even death among the citizenry, he added.
Deputy President David Mabuza has taken over all responsibilities of the president for the coming week, Gungubele said.
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