Zambia’s Vice-President Inonge Wina has tested positive for coronavirus.
Her daughter who she lives with has also contracted the virus, according to President Edgar Lungu.
President Lungu has wished the 79-year-old leader a quick recovery in a tweet.
Zambia has 10,218 cases of coronavirus.
The country’s football association cancelled the domestic league last month following a spike in Covid-19 cases.