The Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, Nuno Gomes Nabian, and three members of his government have tested positive for the new coronavirus and have been quarantined in a hotel in the capital, Bissau, APA can report.The announcement was made on Tuesday evening on Guinea-Bissau national television TGB, by the Minister of Health, António Deuna, who is also the president of the Inter-ministerial Committee for the fight against Covid-19.

Deuna took the opportunity to invite his fellow citizens to respect the measures enacted by the health authorities, arguing that the situation is becoming increasingly “serious.”

Until last night, Guinea-Bissau had registered only 73 cases of Covid-19. Eighteen patients have been declared cured and one has died.