Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, Governor of Abia State has tested negative for coronavirus (COVID-19).
This was disclosed in a statement on Saturday by the State Commissioner for Information, John Okiyi Kalu that with the new development, Governor Ikpeazu is now free of the virus
You may recall that the governor who tested positive for the virus penultimate week has been in self isolation where he has equally been receiving treatment.
However, a repeat test of the virus on his samples carried out by the officials of the National Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) Friday night has returned negative.
According to the statement, “To God the glory of God, repeat COVID-19 test conducted by Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on samples submitted by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu on Thursday, 2nd July, 2020, returned negative result on Friday, 3rd July, 2020.
“Governor Ikpeazu is therefore deemed free of the virus according to the extant guidelines of NCDC and the World Health Organization (WHO). Thank you.”
