Singapore PM Covid-19 positive for first time, says he is ‘generally feeling ok’


PM Lee said he tested positive for Covid-19 after recent work trips to South Africa and Kenya, and that he is 'generally feeling ok'. - LIANHE ZAOBAO, LEE HSIEN LOONG/FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday (May 22) morning – his first time contracting it since the pandemic began.

Lee said in a Facebook post on Monday that he tested positive after recent work trips to South Africa and Kenya, and that he is “generally feeling ok”.

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