Algeria's president hospitalized in Germany for COVID-19

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune flew to Germany last week after several of his aides tested positive for coronavirus.
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune meets with the visiting French Foreign Minister (unseen) in the capital Algiers on January 21, 2020. - Le Drian arrived to Algiers for a brief visit to discuss bilateral and regional issues, starting with the Libyan crisis and the Sahel. (Photo by RYAD KRAMDI / AFP) (Photo by RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images)
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune meets with the visiting French Foreign Minister (unseen) in the capital Algiers on Jan. 21, 2020. - RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images
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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is receiving treatment for the coronavirus in a German hospital, but his condition is improving, the presidency said on Tuesday. 

Tebboune “continues to receive treatment in a specialized German hospital after catching the COVID-19 illness,” his office said in a statement carried by the state news agency. "The medical team is reassured that the president is responding to treatment and gradually recovering."

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