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Two Oyo commissioners recover from COVID-19

Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Orientation, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, and his Public Works and Transport counterpart Prof. Raphael Afonja have tested negative to coronavirus, 46 days after they first tested positive.

Olatubosun confirmed his recovery on Sunday while Afonja confirmed his on COVID-19 Situation Room, a popular programme on Ibadan-based Fresh FM 105.9 Monday. Afonja said he regained freedom after 55 days in isolation, pointing out that he also received his second negative test Sunday afternoon. Afonja said it started with malaria and typhoid symptoms, adding” when I went for a blood test, it showed malaria and typhoid but then it wasn’t going away.”He continued: “At some point, I had to reach out to the government clinic. I had taken all these anti-malaria medicine. I needed to be tested for maybe COVID-19. I think I was two weeks into these malaria and typhoid I thought I was treating before the test came back to be positive.

 

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