Benue First Lady, Eunice Ortom, Son Test Positive For COVID-19

Benue State First Lady, Eunice Ortom, has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Ortom tested positive alongside her son and some of her staff.

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This was revealed in a statement she personally signed on Friday night.

She said “Few moments ago this evening, I received my result from the tests earlier carried out on me by NCDC personels on routine screening at Government House, Makurdi which returned that I and my son, and some staff are COVID-19 positive.

“We have from this moment, gone into total isolation as required by the protocols and would immediately begin the management treatment as advised by medical experts.

“While I have taken the responsibility to personally call every one I can recall to have had recent contact with to go for testing, I advice any one who has had close contact with me in the last 2 weeks and the public to go for screening and testing.

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“I wish to reiterate that being COVID-19 positive is not a death sentence as evident by the many recoveries recorded thus far so there is no need to panic, but we should continue to be responsible in our actions so as to keep others safe.”

She appealed to people to adopt preventive measures in order to stay protected and safe, through use of face masks, constant hand washing, social distance maintenance as well as staying indoors, when it’s not important to go out.

Recall that Governor Samuel Ortom, according to his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, had also gone for a second COVID-19 test and the result was being awaited.

Also recall Msugh Kembe, Vice-Chancellor of Benue State University (BSU) had few days ago tested positive for the virus.

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