Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, has tested negative for COVID-19.<\/p>\n
Onyeama announced his recovery from the disease on Twitter. The minister said he spent three weeks in isolation after he discovered he had contracted COVID-19 on July 18.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy the very special grace of God my latest #COVID19 test result came back NEGATIVE after three weeks isolation,\u201d said Onyeama.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am eternally grateful to my family, the C-in-C and VP, the medical team, relations, friends, colleagues, religious leaders and numerous well-wishers, who through their care, prayers, fasting, messages of support and encouragement never let me walk alone\u201d<\/p>\n
Onyeama, who is a member of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19, is the first minister in the Buhari administration to contract the disease.<\/p>\n
Besides Onyeama, some other top government officials who contracted the virus include the late Abba Kyari, former chief of staff to Buhari; Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna; Rotimi Akeredolu, Ondo governor; Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti governor, and Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo.<\/p>\n
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), there are 47,290 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
While 33,609 patients have been discharged, the country has recorded 956 deaths.<\/p>\n
There are over 20 million confirmed cases globally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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