{"id":1543,"date":"2021-12-22T07:40:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T05:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/?p=1543"},"modified":"2021-12-22T07:40:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T05:40:24","slug":"president-ramaphosa-ends-covid-19-self-isolation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2021\/12\/22\/president-ramaphosa-ends-covid-19-self-isolation\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ramaphosa ends COVID-19 self-isolation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned to duty after ending a week of self-isolation following his positive test&nbsp;for COVID-19 on 12 December 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, the President will chair the final Cabinet meeting for 2021 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President has extended his gratitude to all South Africans, leaders and friends internationally, who conveyed their good wishes during this period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn turn, the President wishes all persons infected with COVID-19 a safe and speedy recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPresident Ramaphosa repeats his call for everyone in the country to stay safe by being vaccinated, wearing face masks, washing or sanitising hands frequently, maintaining social distance and avoiding gatherings,\u201d Gungubele said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday after experiencing mild symptoms.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>According to Gungubele, Mantashe is in good spirits and currently in self-isolation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGovernment urges all South Africans to vaccinate and remain disciplined in observing all COVID-19 safety protocols to ensure a safe and joyful festive season with family and friends,\u201d the Minister said in a statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CyrilRamaphosa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CyrilRamaphosa<\/a> has ended a week of self-isolation which followed his positive COVID-19 test on 12 December 2021.<br><br>The President thanks all South Africans and leaders and friends internationally who conveyed their good wishes during this period. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YhF8U7kiiH\">https:\/\/t.co\/YhF8U7kiiH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Presidency | South Africa \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 (@PresidencyZA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PresidencyZA\/status\/1472844739800190982?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned to duty after ending a week of self-isolation following his positive test&nbsp;for COVID-19 on 12 December 2021. According to Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, the President will chair the final Cabinet meeting for 2021 on Wednesday. The President has extended his gratitude to all South Africans, leaders and friends [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1335,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","spay_email":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>President Ramaphosa ends COVID-19 self-isolation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2021\/12\/22\/president-ramaphosa-ends-covid-19-self-isolation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"President Ramaphosa ends COVID-19 self-isolation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned to duty after ending a week of self-isolation following his positive test&nbsp;for COVID-19 on 12 December 2021. 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