Reports claim that Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo might have gone into self-isolation.
According to the reports, Osinbajo and Chief of Staff to President Buhari, Abba Kyari, sat close to each other at the last FEC meeting held in the council chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Recall that Abba Kyari had tested positive to the deadly Coronavirus. It would be recalled that Kyari travelled to Munich, Germany on March 7th to have a meeting with Siemens officials on the Nigeria electricity expansion project.
The president’s Chief of Staff also visited Egypt in the company of Executive Chairman of Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Prof James Momoh.
Germany has recorded 29,056 infections and 123 deaths of Coronavirus while Egypt has 327 confirmed cases of Coronavirus and 14 deaths.
Abba Kyari has attended meetings with President Buhari, Vice President Osinbajo among other top government officials while coughing severely according to a report by Sahara Reporters. He has been placed under isolation since his test results emerged.
Meanwhile, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had earlier disclosed that the threat posed by coronavirus in Nigeria is not yet over.
Osinbajo made this known in Abuja when flagging off the free nationwide integrated medical outreach programme at Bwari area council primary health centre.
The vice president explained that the federal government has started making efforts to contain the disease. He, however, urged Nigerians to continue to observe hygiene advisories.
Osinbajo disclosed further that the government has begun examining the readiness of healthcare facilities in the country to handle whatever eventualities may arise.
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