I had malaria, not COVID-19 – Ondo journalist refutes NCDC claims
An Ondo based journalist who was reported to have contracted COVID-19 has denied being infected by the deadly coronavirus.
Meanwhile, two additional COVID-19 deaths were yesterday recorded in the state. The patients were said to be over 60 years with underlying health challenges.According to the journalist who works with a radio station in the state, the public should ignore information that he tested positive for coronavirus.While briefing his colleagues after he was discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital , he maintained that he had malaria without having any traces of COVID-19 symptoms.
The journalist stressed further that during his first day at the IDH, an NCDC personnel who conducted another test for him confirmed him negative, yet he was still held at the facility.Democracy Day: PDP attacks Buhari for blaming killings in Katsina, Borno on COVID-19
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