Somaliland authorities have announced that two ministers have tested COVID-19 or coronavirus positive.

In a statement dispatched from the health ministry, the ministers were tested and samples returned positive in the capital of the self-declared state Hargeisa.

Investment minister Mohamed Ahmed Awad was one of the two ministers who tested positive.

Somaliland, the self-declared nation has so far implemented strict measures including closing of learning institutes banned large gatherings to combat the spread of coronavirus.