Health

UCH CMD tests negative for COVID-19

Published

5 years ago

April 2, 2020

Safe, secured environment, important to smooth running of health facilities - UCH CMD

Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has tested negative for COVID-19 after initially testing postive for the disease.

The Public Relations Officer of UCH, Mr Toye Akinrinlola, said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Ibadan.

“I have the pleasure to announce that the repeat test of the UCH CMD, Prof. Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo has returned negative. He had earlier tested positive to the COVID- 19 Virus last Friday.

“Prof. Otegbayo had on Sunday personally said in a statement that he tested positive for COVID- 19 and admonished all those who had contact with him to go on self quarantine.

“However, his samples were taken again on Tuesday, 31st March, 2020. Today, at about 3.00pm, the result came out Negative,” he said.

Akinrinlola disclosed that his result also came back negative after being among those in close contact with the CMD.

Related Topics:

Up Next

COVID-19: NCDC confirms six new cases in Osun

Don't Miss

EKSG says a 23-year-old suspected COVID-19 case under watch

NEWSVERGE

NEWSVERGE, published by The Verge Communications is an online community of international news portal and social advocates dedicated to bringing you commentaries, features, news reports from a Nigerian-African perspective. A unique organization, founded in the spirit of Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, comprising of ordinary people with an overriding commitment to seeking the truth and publishing it without fear or favour. The Verge Communications is fully registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as a corporate organization.