Governor Rotimi Akeredelo of Ondo state has tested positive for the novel Coronavirus, now joins the list of top public officials that have contracted the disease in Nigeria.
The 63-year-old announced this at a press conference in Akure, the state capital today June 30.
''I had malaria a few days ago and was treated. I did get over it and as at the time we had our party NEC and my colleagues called on me, I spoke with one of them who felt that malaria shouldn't be treated lightly but that I should go ahead and have a test for COVID19.
The result come out today June 30 and I tested positive.
I am asymptommatic. I am not feeling sick nor feeling hot in anyway but my doctors have decided I should take the normal treatment and self isolate. I beleieve that supervised home management will be ideal for me for now and so from now I will be isolated and go on with the supervised home management'' he said via video short video clip shared on his verified twitter handle.
Watch video Akeredolu's announcement below;
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