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Bahamas Prime Minister, Deputy PM Self-Quarantine After Possible COVID
Exposure

   Bahamian Prime MinisterDr.HubertMinnisandDeputy Prime Minister K.Peter
   Turnquest are self-quarantiningas aprecaution aftertheir offices
   wereexposed to the coronavirus.

   The Cecil Wallace-Whitefield Centre, which houses the Office of the
   Prime Minister and multiple agencies,is closed for cleaning
   andsanitizing.

   The Ministry of Health'ssurveillanceunitisconducting contact tracingto
   determine the level of exposureto employeesand visitors to the
   multi-office building.

   It could not be immediately determinedif the minsters were directly
   exposed to the coronavirus.

   The Bahamas has recorded more than 1,000 cases of the virus and 15
   deaths.

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