President Buhari has reportedly tested negative for
Coronavirus as his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, has allegedly tested Positive to
the vrius.
According to Thisday, presidential sources say the test for
the president was necessitated after his Chief of Staff, Mr. Abba Kyari tested
positive on Monday. Kyari had travelled to Germany on Saturday, March 7th to
meet with officials of Siemens in Munich on the Nigerian electricity expansion
programme. He returned exactly one week later on Saturday, March 14th, but did
not show any symptoms.
He was said to have been at a meeting on containing the
COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria all through Sunday March 22nd where he reportedly
started to cough. Subsequently, he voluntarily submitted himself for testing
and was informed of his status yesterday.
Kyari has however gone into absolute isolation following the
test result. He is said to be hale and hearty and showing no symptoms apart
from the occasional cough.
