Somaliland authorities have announced that two ministers have tested COVID-19 or coronavirus positive.
In a statement dispatched from the health ministry, the ministers were tested and samples returned positive in the capital of the self-declared state Hargeisa.
Investment minister Mohamed Ahmed Awad was one of the two ministers who tested positive.
Somaliland, the self-declared nation has so far implemented strict measures including closing of learning institutes banned large gatherings to combat the spread of coronavirus.