{"id":6564,"date":"2020-03-31T12:17:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T12:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/ng\/?p=6564"},"modified":"2020-03-31T12:17:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T12:17:46","slug":"just-in-oyo-state-governor-seyi-makinde-tests-positive-to-coronavirus-disease-says-i-just-received-my-covid-19-confirmation-test-result-it-is-positive-confirms-he-is-asymptomatic-and-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/just-in-oyo-state-governor-seyi-makinde-tests-positive-to-coronavirus-disease-says-i-just-received-my-covid-19-confirmation-test-result-it-is-positive-confirms-he-is-asymptomatic-and-will\/","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: Oyo state Governor, SEYI MAKINDE tests positive to Coronavirus disease…says: ‘I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is POSITIVE’ * Confirms he is asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate * Designate Prof Temitope Alonge, former Chief Medical Director of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, as the Head of COVID-19 Task Force while he recovers * BY YEMI AKANDE\/POLITICAL REPORTER, IBADAN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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JUST\nIN:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oyo\nstate Governor, SEYI\nMAKINDE tests positive to Coronavirus disease…says:\n‘I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is\nPOSITIVE’<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*\nConfirms he is asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*\nDesignate Prof Temitope Alonge, former Chief Medical Director of the\nUniversity College Hospital, Ibadan, as the Head of COVID-19 Task\nForce while he recovers <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BY\nYEMI AKANDE\/POLITICAL REPORTER, IBADAN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE\nGOVERNOR OF OYO sTATE,\nsEYI\nMAKINDE has\nconfirmed few hours ago that the result of his Coronavirus testing\nhas showed that he is now positive, even though he is asymptomatic\nand promised to remain self-isolated until he recovers fully.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To\nensure there is no break in the mitigation policy of the state, the\ngovernor immediately appointed Prof Temitope Alonge, former Chief\nMedical Director of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, as the\nHead of COVID-19 Task Force. <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revealing this in a statement on his LinkedIn page, he writes: \u201cI just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is POSITIVE. I am asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate.

\u201cI have designated Prof Temitope Alonge, former Chief Medical Director of the University College Hospital, 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. <\/strong>” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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