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WASHINGTON: Former president Barack Obama, who turns 60 tomorrow, is reportedly planning to host a birthday party for himself on his nearly 12-hectare property in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama purchased the mansion in 2019 purportedly for $11.75 million (about R170m).

“It’s going to be big,” a source was cited by The Hill as saying, as reports suggest dozens of friends will be invited, with celebrities like talk show host Oprah Winfrey and actor George Clooney tipped to be among the guests.

Coming on the heels of recently updated federal mask guidance amid precautions prompted by the more-transmissible Delta variant of Covid-19, guests will reportedly be asked to take a coronavirus test and be vaccinated.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated on July 27 that vaccinated people in hightransmission areas should resume wearing face coverings.