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Possible first head of government to die of COVID-19 - BostonCard - 12-13-2020
[tweet]https://twitter.com/EswatiniGovern1/status/1338238842038587401?s=20[/tweet]
Several high profile leaders have had COVID-19 (thinking of Boris Johnson and Donald Trump), but the Prime Minister of Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland) tested positive for COVID-19 on November 16 and died in a South African hospital. Obviously, not certain if the two are connected, but seems like a reasonable conclusion given the timing. If so, I think he would be the first head of government to die from COVID-19. He was 52.
BC
RE: Possible first head of government to die of COVID-19 - akiddoc - 12-15-2020
(12-13-2020, 03:50 PM)BostonCard Wrote: [tweet]https://twitter.com/EswatiniGovern1/status/1338238842038587401?s=20[/tweet]
Several high profile leaders have had COVID-19 (thinking of Boris Johnson and Donald Trump), but the Prime Minister of Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland) tested positive for COVID-19 on November 16 and died in a South African hospital. Obviously, not certain if the two are connected, but seems like a reasonable conclusion given the timing. If so, I think he would be the first head of government to die from COVID-19. He was 52.
BC
Yes, it was Covid. 4 week course. Eswatini has been hit harder than some other African countries, but certainly not as badly as here.