Former Maldives president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The 82-year-old politician announced this on social media on Tuesday.
Gayoom had been tested after he developed a fever, a former aide close to the family told AFP. However, further details on his condition were not available.
"I have tested positive for COVID-19," he wrote on Twitter, adding: "May Almighty Allah bless me and all other sick people with a speedy recovery and good health!"
After leaving office in 2008, Gayoom has remained an active political figure. Opponents have accused him of being an autocratic leader during his three decades in power.
However, he is also credited with being an early campaigner against global warming and sea-level rise which he had warned could wipe the low-lying Maldives off the face of the earth Source: https://www.daily-bangladesh.com
"I have tested positive for COVID-19," he wrote on Twitter, adding: "May Almighty Allah bless me and all other sick people with a speedy recovery and good health!"
After leaving office in 2008, Gayoom has remained an active political figure. Opponents have accused him of being an autocratic leader during his three decades in power.
However, he is also credited with being an early campaigner against global warming and sea-level rise which he had warned could wipe the low-lying Maldives off the face of the earth Source: https://www.daily-bangladesh.com
