eSwatini king says he recovered from coronavirus after taking drug sent by Taiwan

The king of eSwatini on Friday said he had recovered from Covid-19 in January after taking an antiviral drug sent by Taiwan, with which the kingdom maintains diplomatic relations.The tiny southern African country is the only state on the continent still resisting Chinese pressure to cut ties with Taiwan, which Beijing regards as a renegade province.King Mswati III, Africa’s last absolute monarch, on Friday thanked the Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen for sending the medication, which he did not…

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