Wife of the Benue State Governor, Dr. Eunice Ortom has tested positive for Covid-19.
She confirmed this in a statement late on Friday saying she received her result earlier carried out by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC personnel on routine screening at Government House, Makurdi which returned that she and her son, and some staff are Covid-19 positive.
She added that they have all gone into total isolation as required by the protocols and would immediately begin the management treatment as advised by medical experts.
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Dr. Ortom also said she has taken the responsibility to personally call every one she can recall to have had recent contact with to go for testing. She further advised anyone who has had close contact with her in the last 2 weeks to go for screening and testing.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
