COVID-19: Nigeria's foreign affairs minister tests negative after three weeks in isolation
Mr Onyeama gave an
update on his health status on Wednesday morning via his official Twitter
handle.
“By the very special
grace of God my latest #COVID19 test result came back NEGATIVE after three
weeks isolation.
“I am eternally
grateful to my family, the C-in-C and VP, the medical team, relations, friends,
colleagues, religious leaders and numerous well-wishers, who through their
care, prayers, fasting, messages of support and encouragement never let me walk
alone. #StayHomeSaveLives @NigeriaGov @DigiCommsNG @MBuhari @VPOsinbajo“.
By the very special
grace of God my latest #COVID19 test result came back NEGATIVE after three
weeks isolation.
I am eternally
grateful to my family, the C-in-C and VP, the medical team, relations, friends,
colleagues, religious leaders and..
— Geoffrey Onyeama
(@GeoffreyOnyeama) August 12, 2020
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reported that the minister was confirmed positive on July 19, after his fourth
COVID-19 test. He joined the list of prominent Nigerians who have contracted
the virus.
Apart from officials
who have tested positive and recovered from the virus, some others have died
from complications caused by the virus.
As of the time of
this report, a total of 47,290 infected persons have contracted the virus so
far in Nigeria. More than 33,000 have recovered and have been discharged after
treatment in the country’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Already, 956 people have died.
While Nigeria
continues to record new cases in hundreds, daily, the country is opening its
economy more while citizens continue to disobey the government’s directives on
social distancing and use of face masks in public.
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