#CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State tests positive for Coronavirus.
According to a tweet made by the wife of the Governor, Hadiza Isma El-Rufai announced this on Twitter on Saturday evening, revealing the test status of the Governor. She tweeted, “Dear Tweeps, My husband. the governor of Kaduna State, has tested positive for COVID-19. Please keep us in your prayers.”
Dear Tweeps,
— Hadiza Isma El-Rufai (@hadizel) March 28, 2020
My husband. the governor of Kaduna State, has tested positive for COVID-19.
Please keep us in your prayers.
Furthermore, El-Rufai affirms the new development in a statement he made via a video he tweeted and it’s reads, “Earlier this week, I submitted a sample for the Covid-19 test. The result came in this evening, and I regret to say that it is positive. “According to the protocols for managing Covid-19, I am in self-isolation as required by the case management guidelines of the NCDC for someone that is not showing symptoms. “I wish to appeal to the people of Kaduna State to continue to closely observe the preventive measures already announced. “It is most important that everybody should do their utmost to stay safe, stay home and stay alive. The Deputy Governor is chairing our Covid-19 Taskforce and will continue to issue statements from time to time”.With this development, coronavirus has now spread to 12 states in Nigeria.
KADUNA UPDATE: Gov Nasir @elrufai has disclosed that he has tested positive for Covid-19. He is in self-isolation as required by the case management guidelines of the NCDC for a person that is not showing symptoms. pic.twitter.com/TLgqZrqF8z
— Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai (@elrufai) March 28, 2020
