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Kosovo PM to self-isolate after saying he has tested positive for COVID-19

Avdullah Hoti was elected Prime Minister of Kosovo on June 2020
Avdullah Hoti was elected Prime Minister of Kosovo on June 2020 -  Copyright  Visar Kryeziu/AP
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By Mathieu Pollet
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"Today, I got tested for coronavirus and it was positive. I will self-isolate for the next two weeks," Kosovan Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti wrote on Facebook on Sunday.

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Kosovo's recently-elected Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti said he had tested positive for COVID-19 on Facebook late Sunday.

He mentioned "mild symptoms" and announced he would "self-isolate for the next two weeks". 

"I will carry out my duties from home," he added.

Të nderuar, Sot e kam bërë testin për covid-19 dhe kam rezultuar pozitiv. Nuk kam shenja, përveç një kollë shumë të...

Publiée par Avdullah Hoti sur Dimanche 2 août 2020

Kosovo is currently seeing a peak in coronavirus cases. Most countries in southern-eastern Europe, including Albania, Bulgaria and Romania, saw the number of reported cases surge in July, and this figure has continued to rise since.

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On Monday, 8,104 people had the virus and 212 died from it in Kosovo, according to the latest data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

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