Somalia’s president tests positive for virus on return from UAE

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, the same day that he returned from a trip to the United Arab Emirates. The Somali president met two days prior with the president of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Both men were wearing masks. Mohamud said in a tweet that he was asymptomatic and would continue to work from home where he was self-isolating.