Tag: Positive
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Panic in Akwa Ibom as several govt house Journalists test positive for COVID-19
About 15 journalists, serving in Akwa Ibom State Government House Press Corps, are suspected to be COVID-19 positive even as 11 of them have been moved to the isolation centre at Ibom Specialist Hospital, Uyo. It was gathered that the problem started when a cameraman in the crew exhibited symptoms akin to those of the…
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U.S. basketball legend Patrick Ewing tests positive for coronavirus, hospitalized
U.S. Basketball hall-of-famer Patrick Ewing announced on Friday that he has contracted the coronavirus and has been hospitalised. Ewing, who is now the head coach of Georgetown University basketball team shared his status on Twitter, along with a statement by the university. “I want to share that I have tested positive for COVID-19. This virus…
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Five La Liga players test positive for COVID-19
LaLiga has confirmed that five players have tested positive for coronavirus. All five unnamed players – across the leagues top two divisions – are asymptomatic and in the final phase of the disease but will now go into quarantine and be unable to return to group training until they have had two negative tests. The…
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South African footballer, Motshwari, tests positive for coronavirus
Orlando Pirates midfielder Ben Motshwari has tested positive for the coronavirus according to a statement on the club’s official website. The 29-year-old player becomes the first Premier Soccer League (PSL) player to test positive for the virus. Bucs released a statement which detailed the measures taken to protect those who had been in close contact…
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Children of dead COVID-19 patient, pastor praying for his recovery test positive in Rivers
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…
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JUST IN: Nursing mother absconds after testing positive for COVID-19, Edo declares her wanted
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has declared one Mrs. Amaka Okoro, who tested positive for coronavirus disease, wanted for treatment. He announced this on Thursday, during a media briefing in Benin to update the state on the progress made so far to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the state. According to the Governor, the…
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13 doctors test positive for COVID-19 in Ghana
At least 13 doctors have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ghana, an official of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) said on Tuesday. The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the GMA, Paa Baidoo, disclosed this to the media in Accra. Baidoo blamed the development on the poor distribution of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to health facilities…
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Two governors test positive for coronavirus
Two Brazilian state governors tested positive for the new coronavirus on Tuesday. They are Governor Wilson Witzel of the tourist hotspot of Rio de Janeiro and Wilson Lima, the Amazon rainforest state of Pará. They became the latest leaders to get the disease as it spreads across the country. In a video posted on Twitter,…
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Despite isolating and receiving treatments, UCH chairman tests positive for coronavirus again
Chairman of the governing board of the University College Hospital in Ibadan, Ibrahim Shetima has tested positive for Coronavirus again. Shetima had earlier tested positive for coronavirus two weeks ago and was placed in isolation at a special ward in UCH. Public Relations Officer of the institution, Toye Akinrinlola, had noted that the chairman manifested…