BREAKING: Obasanjo's COVID-19 test result revealed
Afnews Editor
Aug 09, 2020
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has tested negative to coronavirus.
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Obasanjo's COVID-19 test result was disclosed by his spokesman, Kehinde Akinyemi, on Sunday.
A statement by Akinyemi said the former president took the test on Friday at his Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Pent House residence, Okemosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.
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According to him, Dr. Olukunle Oluwasemowo of the Molecular Genetics Laboratory 54gene, Lagos collected the sample for the test.
He added that the test result returned negative on Saturday.
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"The laboratory is one of the accredited laboratories approved by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to conduct the crucial Covid-19 test on both asymptomatic and symptomatic Nigerians,ÔÇØ Akinyemi said.
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