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COVID-19: FCT Minister tests positive

By Joyce Remi- Babayeju

Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has tested positive to COVID-19 even as he remains in high spirits.

In a press release today signed by the Chief Press Secretary, Anthony Ogunleye made available to Daybreak the Minister experienced some mild symptoms of sore throat, feverish feeling and mild running nose from 28th December and went for a COVID-19 test. The result returned positive in the early hours of Friday, 31ST December 2021.

According to the statement the Minister who remains in high spirits, is isolating and receiving treatment at home and is currently doing fine.

Also the minister said that the medical personnel attending to him informed him that his case is mild because he has taken two shots of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Bello appeaed to those who are yet to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to do so and commended all medical personnel in the FCT and beyond for their front line role in the containment of the virus.

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