Singapore president Halimah Yacob tests positive for Covid-19


SINGAPORE, July 5, 2022 (AFP): Singapore's president announced Monday night (July 4) she had tested positive for Covid-19, but said that her symptoms were mild as she had been vaccinated.

"Just tested positive for Covid-19 with mild flu-like symptoms," Halimah Yacob (pic) said in a Facebook post.

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