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Algerian president has COVID-19 but improving, presidency says

Algerian president has COVID-19 but improving, presidency says

ALGERIAN President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has tested positive for COVID-19, but his condition is gradually improving as he receives treatment in a German hospital, the presidency has disclosed. Algerian authorities had previously said Tebboune was in Germany for medical checks when he flew there last week, after saying people in his administration had the coronavirus. Tebboune, 75 and a smoker, was elected less than a year ago as Algeria faced its biggest political crisis in decades with a mass protest movement demanding the entire ruling class be replaced. Backed by the powerful military, he pushed for changes to the constitution as…
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Algerian leader flies to Germany for ‘medical checks’ after isolating for COVID

Algerian leader flies to Germany for ‘medical checks’ after isolating for COVID

ALGERIAN President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been transferred to Germany for medical checks, days after senior aides tested positive for COVID-19 and he went into hospital, state media has reported. Tebboune, 75, has been in office for less than a year after winning an election to replace the veteran president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was ousted during mass protests last year. He said on Saturday he was self isolating after senior government aides had fallen sick and on Tuesday state media said he had been admitted to a specialised treatment unit in an army hospital, without saying if he had COVID-19. "I…
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