Oyo state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has tested positive for coronavirus.
I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is POSITIVE. I am asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate. pic.twitter.com/SX6UAYBb0S
— Seyi Makinde (@seyiamakinde) March 30, 2020
The governor made this known in a tweet on his official twitter account on Monday.
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He said “I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is POSITIVE. I am asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate.
“I have designated Prof Temitope Alonge, former Chief Medical Director of the University College, Ibadan, as the Head of COVID-19 Task Force while I recover fully.
“Please continue to comply with all the directives from the COVID-19 Task Force. Stay home, stay safe.”
Recall that the Governor was on self isolation base on the advice of the National Center for Diseases Control and the Nigerian Governors Forum.
