Breaking: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama tests positive for COVID-19!

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama has tested positive for COVID-19 after receiving the result of his fourth test.

The Minister made his status public as he took to his verified twitter account to make the announcement.

He said;

“Did my fourth Covid-19 test yesterday at the first sign of a throat irritation and unfortunately this time it came back positive. That is life! Win some lose some. Heading for isolation in a health facility and praying for the best.”

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Did my fourth Covid-19 test yesterday at the first sign of a throat irritation and unfortunately this time it came back positive. That is life! Win some lose some. Heading for isolation in a health facility and praying for the best. #StayHomeSaveLives #COVID19 #PTFCOVID19

— Geoffrey Onyeama (@GeoffreyOnyeama) July 19, 2020

Geoffrey Onyeama is one of a handful of public officers who have tested positive for the virus since its outbreak in Nigeria in March.

Nigeria currently have a total of 36,107 COVID-19 confirmed cases: 20,391 active cases, 14, 938 discharged patients and 778 deaths.