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Turkish president tests positive for Covid-19

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (left) meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb 3, 2022. (Photo: Reuters)

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he and his wife tested positive for Covid-19.

"We have mild symptoms which we learned to be the Omicron variant," Erdogan said in a Twitter post on Saturday.

"We are on duty. We will continue our work from home. We ask for your prayers," the message said.

Related: Erdogan visits Ukraine as Europe pushes to defuse Russia tensions

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