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Algerian President Transferred to German Hospital Amid COVID Scare

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   Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is undergoing medical
   examination at a German hospital, a day after the government announced
   he was admitted to an Algerian hospital after self-isolating because
   several of his senior aides tested positive for COVID-19.

   The 75-year-old president's treatment in Germany comes days before
   Algeria's critical Nov. 1 referendum on changes he has proposed to the
   constitution.

   A government statement announced on state television did not specify
   what Tebboune is being treated for, even though he had a coronavirus
   scare.

   There has been no government announcement that Tebboune tested positive
   for COVID-19.

   Tebboune replaced Algeria's ousted longtime president, Abdelaziz
   Bouteflika, in January amid political unrest in the country.

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