Dlamini had tested positive for Covid-19 two weeks prior to being admitted
King Mswati III expressed his sadness at the untimely passing of the PM
Swaziland, tiny landlocked country in S.A, is continent s last absolute monarchy
The Prime Minister of Swaziland has become the first world leader to die of Covid-19, two weeks after he was rushed to hospital in South Africa.
Ambrose Dlamini, 52, tested positive for the disease in mid-November but was said to be feeling well and was asymptomatic.
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But his condition deteriorated and he was taken from the tiny landlocked nation to a hospital in neighbouring South Africa.
Ambrose Dlamini, 52, was rushed to hospital in S. Africa in early December
Dlamini had tested positive for Covid-19 two weeks prior to being admitted
King Mswati III expressed his sadness at the untimely passing of the PM
Eswatini, tiny landlocked country in S.A., is continent’s last absolute monarchy
By ROSS IBBETSON FOR MAILONLINE and AFP
PUBLISHED: 10:54 GMT, 14 December 2020
The Prime Minister of Eswatini has become the first world leader to die of Covid-19, two weeks after he was rushed to hospital in South Africa.
Ambrose Dlamini, 52, tested positive for the disease in mid-November but was said to be feeling well and was asymptomatic.