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Senegal President Self-Quarantining After Being Exposed to COVID-19

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   Senegalese President Macky Sall is self-quarantining as a precaution
   after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

   The president's office issued a statement late Wednesday, saying
   although Sall tested negative for the virus, he will isolate himself
   for 15 days based on advice of doctors.

   Meantime, Yeya Diallo, a Senegalese lawmaker who announced Wednesday
   that she had tested positive for the coronavirus, is urging people to
   takes steps such as social distancing to avoid becoming infected and
   spreading the virus.

   So far, Senegal has confirmed more than 6,100 coronavirus cases and 93
   deaths.

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