Polish President Contracts Coronavirus for 2nd Time

Polish President Andrzej Duda tested positive for coronavirus for the second time, a top aide announced on Wednesday.

"The President feels good, is not seriously ill and is under constant medical supervision," top aide Pawel Szrot said in a tweet, adding that Duda was in isolation.

Duda also caught coronavirus in October 2020.

Poland has reported a lower number of new COVID-19 infections in recent days, according to the health ministry's statement.

On a separate note, Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced, adding that he is in mandatory self-isolation at his residence.

John Dipowe, the acting permanent secretary in the Botswana government communications, stated that the positive results came following a routine test for the virus.

“Members of the public are assured that His Excellency the President does not have any symptoms and will continue to receive close medical monitoring from his doctors,” said Dipowe, affirming that self-isolation is a precautionary measure in accordance with COVID-19 health protocols.