Madagascar: two parliamentarians died from coronavirus

Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina reported on television on Sunday that two parliamentarians died from Covid-19 infections. " A deputy died, a senator died too, and after testing, there are now 11 deputies carrying the Covid-19 virus, and at the Senate level, 14 people are infected, " said the Madagascan president.

The death of the deputy, from the presidential party was not recorded on the official list of people deceased from the pandemic, on the pretext that he was not tested for coronavirus. The senator's death was classified as " normal " before the confirmation made on Sunday.

Andry Rajoelina added that employees of the presidency had been infected. " I cannot reveal his identity, but a close collaborator around me is also infected with this disease, " said the Malagasy head of state. Since the start of the epidemic, 2,573 people have been infected, 35 of whom have died. The government estimates that the peak of the epidemic will not take place until the end of August.