President Halimah Yacob among several public figures to test positive for Covid-19
SINGAPORE — President Halimah Yacob on Monday (July 4) said that she has tested positive for Covid-19.
In a Facebook post, Mdm Halimah said that she tested positive for the coronavirus with “mild flu-like symptoms”.
“Thankfully, I have been vaccinated and boosted. I hope to recover soon and am sorry to have to miss the events this week,” she added.
In a comment on her post, Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin added that he was also infected.
“Please take care Madam President! I just tested positive, too!” Mr Tan wrote.