
Four ministers in Burkina Faso have tested positive for coronavirus, as the country slammed a curfew and closed all land, sea, rail and air links. Foreign Minister Alpha Barry is among the four ministers declared positive in a day. He initially dismissed the news as rumour. But hours later, in a post on Twitter, he admitted contracting the deadly virus. “The rumour has become reality … I have just been notified positive for COVID-19”, he wrote, without revealing more information about his condition.
Barry was the third minister declared infected by COVID-19 in a single day.