Tag: Bayelsa Index Case

Children of dead COVID-19 patient, pastor praying for his recovery test positive in Rivers

May 1, 2020

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Olaotan Falade

in News, Nigeria, Top Story

Two children of a deceased COVID-19 patient in Rivers and a pastor praying for his recovery have contracted the virus, Governor Nyesom Wike has declared. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Rivers State has recorded 13 cases with two deaths. Updating the State on efforts to contain the pandemic on Friday, Wike declared wearing of face-masks in…
COVID-19: Four relatives of Bayelsa index case test positive

May 1, 2020

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Bayo Millz

in Niger Delta

Four household relatives of a coronavirus index case in Bayelsa have tested positive for the virus, bringing the total figure in the state to five. Dr Inodu Nathaniel, the co-Chairman of the state Task Force on COVID-19, confirmed this at news conference on Friday in Yenogoa. Nathaniel, who is the Permanent Secretary of the State…