Governor Okezie Ikpeazu (Ph.D.) has been rejected by a private Hospital in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, where he seeks treatment for the treatment of Coronavirus (COVID-19).
The private hospital is located in the Gudu area of the FCT, turned him down on the excuse “that they are into kidney transplant and cannot afford an iota of infection,” a source close to the elitist medical facility told AbujaPress on Tuesday.
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“Ikpeazu has been in Abuja for four days. After being diagnosed positive for COVID-19, he sought treatment at Zenith Hospital, Gudu, but they refused. They are into kidney transplant and cannot afford an iota of infection COVID-19,” the source said.
Asked where Ikpeazu was eventually admitted for treatment of Covid-19, the source said: “They moved him to a private facility.”
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InfoXclusiveMedia had last night broke the news of Governor Ikpeazu being flown out of Abia State in search of treatment for COVID-19. Sources close to the Government House, Umuahia, had disclosed that he was “flown to Abuja for treatment and was not in Abia State as last week Saturday.”
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