Juba, South Sudan
November 22,2021—South Sudan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mr. Mayik Ayik Deng has recovered from covid-19 and is expected to fly back to the country tomorrow after a trip that would have seen president Kiir in Doha, Qatar, cancelled by COVID-10.
The Ministers traveled to Qatar on 7th November 2021 as part of Advance Team ahead of the expected visit of the President and were tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Doha.
In a statement issued by the press unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Mayik and minister of investment, Dr. Dhieu Mathok, tested negative on Sunday and will return back to South Sudan on Tuesday from Qatar.
“This is to inform the public that the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Mayiik Ayii Deng, and Minister of Investment Hon. Dr. Dhieu Mathok Diing have tested negative for COVID-19 this evening in Qatar and are set to return home on Tuesday, November 23, 2021”, the statement reads.
According to the statement, the state visit was later rescheduled and the Ministers were placed under 14-day mandatory quarantine as required by COVID-19 protocol.
Over the past two weeks, President Kiir adjourned his state visit to Qatar following the health condition of the Ministers tested positive on 7th of November 2021.
