The coronavirus infection has spread at the University College Hospital in Ibadan, Oyo state. At the moment, three top shots are affected.
After the Chief Medical Director (CMD) Professor Jesse Otegbayo said he tested positive, two top officials announced today that they have also caught the bug.
They are the Provost of the College of Medicine, Prof. Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa, and his deputy, Prof. Obafunke Denloye.
Olapade-Olaopa announced his status and his colleague’s in a statement today.
“I wish to inform you that the Deputy Provost and I tested positive for the COVID 19 following tests done on Friday.
Although we are both asymptomatic, we have gone into self-isolation for 14 days whilst our contacts are being observed closely to determine if they should also be tested,” he said.
Otegbayo earlier revealed news of contracting the virus on his official Twitter account @UchCmd.
“On Monday 23rd March, we commenced a 12-man quarterly board meeting which was meant to last 5 days in the hospital.
“We observed social distancing and other precautionary measures for COVID-19 as much as possible.
