The deputy governor of Kwara state, Kayode Alabi, and his wife Abieyuwa, have tested positive for COVID-19.
In an official statement from the spokesperson of the state Technical Committee on COVID-19, Rafiu Ajakaye, said the test results for the deputy governor and his wife came back positive on Monday, August 3.
“Yesterday August 3rd, 2020, the Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Kwara state Technical Committee Kayode Alabi and his wife, Abieyuwa underwent COVID-19 test after they showed slight symptoms of the virus. The results of their test are positive.
The second couple are very stable and in high spirits, and are now undergoing standard management protocols supervised by the government’s medical team.
Immediate contact tracing and tests, among other safety protocols, are being done for persons who have met with the couple in the past few days. The government wishes the second couple and others, quick recovery.”
According to the Nigeria Center For Disease Control, Kwara state has 786 confirmed cases of the viral disease.
In recent reports, anaedoonline.ng has reported that the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, on Wednesday, advised Nigerians to avoid self-medication and to wear a mask as a precautionary measure in curbing the spread of COVID-19.
In what appears to be a reaction to the claim by Stella Immanuel, a Nigerian-trained US doctor, who, in a viral video on Monday, said she has treated over 350 COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine.
She also claimed that a face mask is not needed to prevent the transmission of the disease.
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“I’m here because I have personally treated over 350 patients with COVID-19. Patients that have diabetes, patients that have high blood pressure, patients that have asthma, old people. I think my oldest patients are 92. We have not lost one patient,” she had said.
“And the result has been the same. I put them on hydroxychloroquine, I put them on zinc, I put them on Zithromax, and they’re all well. For the past few months, after taking care of over 350 patients, we’ve not lost one. Not a diabetic, not somebody with high blood pressure, not somebody with asthma, not an old person.”
But in a post with the picture of Immanuel and the word “CAUTION” written across the picture, the PTF advised Nigerians to keep observing COVID-19 prevention protocol.
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“Wear a mask. Avoid self-medication. Please continue to observe COVID-19 prevention protocols. Visit www.covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/guideline for approved guidelines.
“Maintain physical distance”.
Immanuel’s claim has generated lots of mixed reactions with many criticising it.
The video, shared by US President Donald Trump, who had said hydroxychloroquine was treatment for coronavirus, was later removed by Facebook and Twitter for misinformation.
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The Guild of Medical Doctors, a body of private medical practitioners in Nigeria, also rejected her claim, advising the public to take it with reservations.
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