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Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama tests positive for Covid-19

Last updated: July 19, 2020 5:27 pm
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Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has tested positive for Covid-19. The Minister announced this Sunday on his personal Twitter handle.

He said he did the fourth Covid-19 test on Saturday at the first sign of a throat irritation and unfortunately this time it came back positive. He said he is heading for treatment in a health facility and praying for the best.

Did my fourth Covid-19 test yesterday at the first sign of a throat irritation and unfortunately this time it came back positive. That is life! Win some lose some. Heading for isolation in a health facility and praying for the best. #StayHomeSaveLives #COVID19 #PTFCOVID19

— Geoffrey Onyeama (@GeoffreyOnyeama) July 19, 2020

Onyeama who is a member of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 becomes the second member of the Federal Executive Council to test positive for the virus after the late Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari.

Also Read: COVID-19: over 15m children In West and Central Africa risk acute malnutrition

(Editor: Terverr Tyav)

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