African country, bounded by Senegal, with a narrow Atlantic
coastline.
Three ministers in Gambia’s government have tested
positive for the coronavirus, officials said, days after the West
African nation’s president went into self-isolation.
President Adama Barrow said last week he would self-isolate for
two weeks after Vice President Isatou Touray tested
positive.
Finance Minister Mambureh Njie, Petroleum and Energy Minister
Fafa Sanyang and Agriculture Minister Amie Fabureh “have tested
positive” for the virus, the presidency said in a tweet on
Sunday.
Health authorities in the former British colony of some two
million people have recorded 498 coronavirus cases to date, with
nine fatalities since its first case was reported in March.
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The Gambia closed air and land borders in March. It has also
restricted public transport, shut schools and markets, and made
face masks compulsory.
But as with other poor countries in the region, there are fears
that the tiny nation is ill-equipped for a large outbreak.
AFP