Breaking: Abia State Panics As Governor Ikpeazu Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Commissioner of information in the state, John Okiyi Kalu, made this known in a statement on Monday.
You will recall that on Saturday, 30th May 2020, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu volunteered his sample for COVID-19 test and subsequently directed members of the state Executive Council (EXCO) and those of the inter-ministerial committee on COVID-19 to submit themselves for the same test.
“On Tuesday, 2nd June 2020. The result of Governor Ikpeazu’s test returned negative,” he said.
”On Thursday, 4th June 2020, the Governor submitted another sample at NCDC laboratory for confirmation and the result returned positive.
”As a result, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has gone into isolation, as required by relevant NCDC protocols, and he is being managed by a competent team of medical practitioners with a view to nursing him back to good health.
”We wish to urge all Abians to take the fight against COVID-19 serious as the disease is real but not a death sentence. Our state has the resources to manage patients back to good health.”
Ikpeazu now joins the list of Governors who have tested positive for the coronavirus in 2020.
Residents are advised to continue to observe social distancing as prescribed by the NCDC to curtail the score of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the state.
