On Wednesday, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune was transferred to Germany for undergoing specialist medical examinations, a day after he had been hospitalized, according to the Presidency's statement.
The statement added that the transfer to Germany was made at the request of the presidency staff.
On October 24th, the president entered a self-quarantine for five days after contacting many officials working in the Presidency Headquarters who have symptoms of the novel coronavirus.
Algeria today inaugurated the world’s third-biggest and Africa’s largest mosque, which is set to host its first public prayers shortly to mark the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed anniversary.
Tebboune was expected to inaugurate the mosque’s prayer hall, before his office announced that he had been hospitalized.
He had gone into self-isolation last week following suspected coronavirus cases among his aides, but the presidency said Tuesday that Tebboune’s “state of health does not bring any concern.”
The mosque aims to be an important theological, cultural and research center, and the complex includes a library that can host a million books.
Featuring geometric architecture, it also boasts the world’s tallest minaret — 267 meters — fitted with elevators and a viewing platform that looks out over the capital and the Bay of Algiers.
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