ALGIERS, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune was transferred to a hospital in Germany Wednesday for “medical checkups,” state TV reported.
The 75-year-old president said on Oct 24 that he was self-isolating after several senior aides tested positive for coronavirus.
Tebboune was sent to Germany for “in-depth medical examinations on the recommendation of medical staff,” according to a televised statement from Tebboune’s office that did not specify what he is being treated for.
On Tuesday, Tebboune’s office said he had been admitted to a specialized treatment unit at an army hospital at the “advice of his doctors” and that there was “no reason to worry” as the president will continue his work from the hospital.
There has not been an official announcement that Tebboune has tested positive for COVID-19.
“I assure you, my brothers and sisters, that I am well and healthy and that I continue my work,” Tebboune was quoted as saying last Saturday.
His treatment comes just days before an important referendum on changes he has proposed to Algeria’s constitution.
Algeria’s government hopes the Nov 1 referendum on constitutional changes will satisfy an ongoing protest movement in the country.
Tebboune, 74, was elected president last December, eight months after long-time ruler Abdelaziz Bouteflika was forced to resign, under pressure following street protests and from the powerful army.
Algeria has reported so far over 56,000 cases of the coronavirus and more than 1,900 related deaths. — NNN-AGENCIES
