Doyin Okupe, who was once a Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan, has revealed that he fought off COVID-19 despite having underlying health issues. Speaking on Channels Television's Sunrise Daily, Okupe admitted he is hypertensive and was recently diagnosed with diabetes. According to him, all these meant the odds were
Doyin Okupe, who was once a Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan, has revealed that he fought off COVID-19 despite having underlying health issues.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Okupe admitted he is hypertensive and was recently diagnosed with diabetes.“I am a doctor and when I was going to the isolation centre, I knew what I was going into. I had virtually all the risk factors that are against the survival,” he said. Okupe added, “I am 68-year-old , I am hypertensive, I was recently diagnosed with diabetes; I had issues with me that naturally will complicate my situation.”
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