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COVID-19: US President Trump & FLOTUS Melania Test Positive For Coronavirus

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The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, 74 and wife Melania Trump, 50 have tested positive to COVID-19. The couple thereafter have commenced quarantine and both self-isolating at home. This information was revealed by the POTUS via his verified Twitter handle on Friday morning. See Twitter link below; In same vein, the first lady of the US, Melania Trump have also confirmed testing positive to the Coronavirus just like his husband via the verified Twitter handle on Friday. See FLOTUS post below; A letter from Sean Conley,…

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Lagos Health Commissioner Test Positive For COVID-19

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Lagos Commissioner for Health Professor Akin Abayomi has tested positive for coronavirus. Commissioner for Information and Strategy Gbenga Omotoso announced this on Monday via Twitter. He said: “Subsequent to close contact with persons feeling unwell and testing positive for the COVID-19 infection, the Honourable Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has tested positive for the virus. Professor Abayomi became aware of his status following the required testing protocol of contact tracing procedures. “However, he is doing well with no symptoms “Adhering to the protocol of the home-based strategy in Lagos…

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Ekiti State’s Governor Fayemi, Test Positive For COVID-19

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The Executive Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has tested positive for Coronavirus. “I’m generally ok and I’m already self isolating at home and receiving the best of care from my medical team. “I’m delegating critical tasks to my deputy but will continue routine duty from home.” See tweet from the Governor’s verified Twitter handle below;

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More Than 50 Members Of The House Of Representatives Allegedly Test Positive For Coronavirus

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The House of Representatives today 7 July 2020 adjourned plenary until next week following the news that over 50 legislators may have contracted the novel Coronavirus. A member of the house told journalists that about 50 of his colleagues had been tested positive for the virus with some of them seriously ill. According to our findings, many of the lawmakers in both chambers of the National Assembly have tested positive for COVID-19 but refused making it public. One cannot tell if the recess will stretch to its usual two months…

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Breaking News: Arakunrin Akeredolu Test Positive For Coronavirus

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The Executive Governor of Ondo State, H. E Rotimi Akeredolu revealed that he is now positive to the novel Coronavirus. This disclosure was made on the Governor’s verified Facebook book page at about 14.15 WAT on Tuesday 30 June 2020. The post reads as follow; “Earlier today, I got confirmation of a positive result for Covid-19. I am asymptomatic and not displaying any symptoms. I am currently self-isolating and supervised home management will be administered by the wonderful team at our Infectious Disease Hospital. I ask that we all stay…

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14 Health Workers Tested Positive To COVID-19

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-YOMMY AYILARA.   14 Health Workers tested positive to Covid-19.   14 health workers in Kano State have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus in Kano.   The 14 cases includes seven nurses and 5 medical laboratory scientists.   Murtala Isa Umar, the Chairman of Kano state Chapter of Joint Health Workers Union (JOHESE) revealed the break down of the cases to the press on the 6th of May, 2020.   One medical record officer and cleaner also tested positive for the virus making it a total of 14 cases.…

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COVID-19: 18 Sailors Test Positive On US Navy Destroyer

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-YOMMY AYILARA. COVID-19: 18 Sailors Test Positive On US Navy Destroyer The US Navy on Friday stated that 18 sailors aboard a destroyer patrolling in the Caribbean had tested positive for coronavirus, forcing the ship to head back to port. After one sailor aboard the USS Kidd who had come down with symptoms was evacuated, a medical team sent to the ship found other 17 were infected, the Navy said in a declaration.   “Testing continues, and we expect additional cases” among the crew, it said.   The guided-missile destroyer,…

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COVID-19 IRELAND: NEARLY A THOUSAND HEALTH WORKERS IN IRELAND TEST POSITIVE TO THE VIRUS

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YOMMY AYILARA. Almost 1,000 healthcare workers in the Republic have now tested positive for Covid-19. Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan, said healthcare staff now account for a quarter of Covid-19 cases in Ireland but the majority of staff did not pick up the virus while at work. He said; “Only about a quarter of them [infected healthcare staff] have picked up that infection we think in the course of work.” Dr Holohan said 50% of infected cases resulted from community transmission and that there isn’t an identifiable link that…

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