Thirteen members of the Imo state house of assembly have tested positive for COVID-19. Chinedu Iwuala, spokesman of the state task force on COVID-19, confirmed this to reporters on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
He said after a member tested positive, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) decided to test the lawmakers and 13 more result came back positive.<\/p>\n
Iwuala said the affected lawmakers have gone on self-isolation. But Emeka Ahaneku, special adviser on media to the speaker, said only three out of the 27 lawmakers members tested positive.<\/p>\n
He said that many staff and members, who had undergone the test on Monday, turned out negative.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is true that there are incidences of COVID -19 in the House but they are not up to five. The number people are quoting is outrageous,\u201d Nation quoted him to have said.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of staff and members were tested on Monday and results are yet to be released. So I don\u2019t know where they are getting the number they are quoting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last week, Collins Chiji, the speaker, had ordered a lockdown of the assembly complex after one lawmaker tested positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n
Chiji had said had said fumigation of the assembly complex would commence immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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