Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Sule, and also his Deputy, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe, have tested negative for COVID-19.
It was disclose on Thursday according to NAN reports to the deputy governor by his newsmen in Lafia
According to Akabe, chairman of the state Quick Response Committee records, that the governor, himself, and another man were isolated at Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH) in Lafia were tested for COVID-19 which came out to be negative.
He further explained that the test became very necessary because Gov. Sule came in contact with governor Bala, at the National Economic Council meeting held in Abuja.
He also
stated that their samples were collected for a test at the NCDC (National Center
for Disease Control) and the results for all the three came out negative.
He said that the trio was happy that the results were out and made known in
good time for their safety, their families, and the general public.
In the case of the man isolated at DASH, the deputy governor said the man came into the state from Abuja last weekend to attend a wedding and came down with symptoms similar to COVID-19 and had to be admitted and isolated for further investigation.