Baba Tela, Bauchi State deputy governor, has tested positive for coronavirus. Tela\u2019s result was confirmed in a statement issued by Mukhtar Gidado, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State. Gidado said Tela, who is also the Chairman, State Task Force on COVID-19, contracted the virus while discharging his duties. He added that
Tela’s result was confirmed in a statement issued by Mukhtar Gidado, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State.
He added that the samples of all his primary contacts have been taken by the NCDC and they are advised to remain in isolation until their result is released. “Consequently, His Excellency Sen. Baba Tela has gone into self-isolation in Bauchi and health professionals are properly managing his situation,” he said.
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