Syria's President Assad and his wife test positive for COVID-19: statement

[March 08, 2021]    DUBAI (Reuters) - Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma have tested positive for COVID-19 after showing minor symptoms, the president's office said in a statement on Monday.

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad addresses the new members of parliament in Damascus, Syria in this handout released by SANA on August 12, 2020. SANA/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo

It said they were both in good health and would continue to work while in isolation at home.

(Reporting by Kinda Makieh in Syria; Editing by Maher Chmaytelli)

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