Algeria's president transferred to Germany for medical checkups

Cairo:  Algeria's president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, has been transferred to Germany for medical checkups, state TV reported on Wednesday.

Algeria's president has been admitted to a specialised treatment unit in an army hospital, his office said on Tuesday, days before a critical referendum on changes he has urged for the constitution.

Tebboune, 75, said on Saturday he was self isolating after several senior aides tested positive for the coronavirus. I assure you, my brothers and sisters, that I am well and healthy and that I continue my work" he was quoted as saying then.