According to a statement issued on Monday in Ibadan by Mr Taiwo Adisa, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi Makinde, the Governor, might have been infected with COVID 19, during the meeting of Nigerian Governor’s Forum (NGF) in Abuja, penultimate week.
“It would be recalled that Governor Makinde was one of the governors who attended the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja, penultimate week, where he met with a number of colleagues”, the Chief Press Secretary said in the statement.
Adisa added that: “the Nigerian Governor’s Forum (NGF) had after the meeting advised its members who attended the Abuja meeting to go into self- isolation or undergo COVID-19 tests,” .
Meanwhile, Business day had reported three days ago, that Gov Makinde, on Saturday, declared that he was in self-isolation, saying he took the decision based on the advice given to him by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) after having contacts with a lot of people who attended the Nigerian Governor’s Forum’s meeting who were suspected to have contracted the disease.
In a similar development, the Oyo State Government has discharged its COVID-19 index case.
This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by Taiwo Adisa, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, who tested positive for the virus on Monday.
Adisa explained that the release of the patient was consequent upon the completion of his treatment at the Agbami Chest Hospital Isolation Centre, Ibadan.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that he said, “the index case had been on self-isolation at a private residence in Ibadan until he was transferred to the Isolation Centre on March 23.
“The index case was released after two consecutive negative tests.”
Adisa quoted the State’s Incident Manager, Dr Taiwo Ladipo, as saying the released patient is well and very stable and is now back to his house.
He added that the government would follow-up the index case with the necessary treatments.
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