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"Me and my staff, who have been identified as contact persons, are now in self-isolation and will be submitting our samples in the very near future," the prime minister wrote in his Twitter account.

He added that he will continue working remotely.

Karins called for all resident to be responsible in wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. "This is our country, our people, and we must protect each other by our actions!" the prime minister said.