Colombian Vice-President Marta Lucia Ramirez tested positive for coronavirus, the government announced on Friday.

A statement from the government said the 66-year-old is asymptomatic and in good health.

"The Vice-President has no symptoms and is in good health, carrying out the corresponding isolation," the statement read in part.

The statement added that contact tracing will be carried out.

According to her office, Ramirez had taken a test on Thursday prior to her planned attendance at a conference with provincial governors.

Ramirez appeared on President Ivan Duque's nightly television broadcast on Monday.

Duque, who was also tested for coronavirus on Thursday, returned a negative result, his office said.

(With input from Reuters)