By My Son Has Tests Positive For COVID19, Remember Him In Prayers, Atiku
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has announced that his son has tested positive for corona virus.
Atiku who took to his Twitter page to share the information via a tweet requested that Nigerians pray for his hailing son who has since been admitted by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control at the Gwagwalada Specialist Teaching Hospital, Abuja.
Atiku tweet reads, “My son has tested positive to coronavirus. @NCDCGov has been duly informed, and he has been moved to Gwagwalada Specialist Teaching Hospital in Abuja for treatment and management. I will appreciate it if you have him in your prayers. Stay safe, coronavirus is real. -AA”
As at late Sunday, the recorded number of corona virus cases in Nigeria was 30, while 2 has been cleared and discharged, 28 were active with 4 cases in the Nation’s capital.
As at the time of filing this report, BlackBox Nigeria couldn’t confirm if Atiku’s son has been counted among reported cases as the NCDC reported a positive case on Sunday evening hours before Atiku made the statement.
According to information by the World Health Organization (WHO), in the last 24hrs, 26,069 new cases has been recorded while about 1,600 has died due to the dreaded virus thereby bringing the total statistics to 292,142 cases and 12,784 deaths.
