The status of Ibrahim Shetima, Chairman of the governing board of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, regarding the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) still remains positive, the hospital spokesperson has said.
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Speaking in an interview on Tuesday, Toye Akinrinlola, the Public Relations Officer of the University College, Ibadan, said Shetima had been in isolation at a special ward in UCH after he tested positive for coronavirus two weeks ago.
The hospital spokesperson stated that the second test conducted on Shetima revealed that he still had the virus, adding that he will continue to receive treatment as a third test will be conducted in days.
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“As I earlier said, the chairman only attended the first day of the board meeting on Tuesday, 24th of March, 2020. It was at the meeting that he began to exhibit symptoms of COVID-19. The meeting was suspended and a test was done and result came out positive. He was placed in a special ward at the hospital for treatment,” Akinrinlola told the Punch.
“A repeat test, which was done to see if he was negative after a series of treatments, was conducted two days ago (Sunday) and the result still showed positive.
“He is being treated at an isolation centre at the UCH. He will continue treatment and a third test would be done at an appointed time.”
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The UCH spokesperson, however, stated that the hospital’s governing chairman is recovering and remains in good shape.
“The chairman’s case is not severe. He is sharp and alert but we have to attain that negative status before we can consider him as fully recovered. The record we have places him around 65 years of age,” he said.
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Professor Jesse Otegbayo, the Chief Medical Director of the hospital, who was also at the board meeting tested positive for the virus.
But after days of treatment, a reconfirmation test was carried out on the CMD which came out negative on Sunday.
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