Senegal president self-quarantines after contact with COVID-19 case

FILE PHOTO: Senegal's President Macky Sall speaks during a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegalese President Macky Sall is quarantining for two weeks after coming into contact with someone who has since tested positive for the coronavirus, state television said on Thursday.

The measure is precautionary as an initial COVID-19 test of Sall has come back negative, it said.