Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that he and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus. He posted the relevant message on his Telegram channel on Saturday.

“Today, the result of our COVID-19 test, which we took with my wife after mild symptoms, was positive. Thankfully, we have a mild illness, which we learned to be the Omicron variant. We are carrying out duty. We will continue our work at home. We look forward to your prayers,” Erdogan wrote.