Eswatini king recovers from COVID, thanks Taiwan for sending drug Asia Pacific News


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King Mswati III says Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen sent antiviral medication, which he did not name, to help him recover. The king of eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland, has said he recovered from COVID-19 and thanked Taiwan’s president for sending antiviral medication to help him. The small southern African country, an absolute monarchy, is Taiwan’s only remaining diplomatic ally on the continent, and Taipei has provided large amounts of economic and other aid. In a speech on Friday, King Mswati III said while the country awaited the arrival of vaccines, there was an antiviral drug, which he did not name,...