Singapore PM self-isolates after testing positive for Covid-19

Singapore’s PM Lee Hsien Loong has tested positive for Covid-19 (Achmad Ibrahim/AP)

Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong has tested positive for Covid-19 for the first time after returning home from work trips in Africa and Asia.

Due to his age, the 71-year-old said he was prescribed the Paxlovid antiviral medication.