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Nigeria: 20 Army Generals Test Positive for Covid-19

At least 20 Nigerian Army Generals have tested positive for COVID-19, military sources said yesterday.

The infected military officers, according to Channels Television, were said to have had contact with the late Maj. Gen. Olu Irefin who died from COVID-19 complications last week.

According to the sources, the affected senior army officers were attendees of the 2020 Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference in Abuja, from where they were suspected of contracting the virus.

Besides, Irefin was said to have visited some of his colleagues at home before he attended the conference.

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