Journalists in Akwa Ibom State were on Sunday engulfed in fear as ten of the Government House press corps members allegedly tested positive for Coronavirus. Among the ten suspected press corps members found to be positive are cameramen, reporters, correspondents, and information officers. It was gathered that a cameraman on Tuesday tested positive of the
Journalists in Akwa Ibom State were on Sunday engulfed in fear as ten of the Government House press corps members allegedly tested positive for Coronavirus.
It was gathered that a cameraman on Tuesday tested positive of the virus after exhibiting some symptoms, which prompted the relevant authority to subject his colleagues to undergo the test on Wednesday morning and nine out of the samples sent allegedly returned positive Rumour making the rounds said the cameraman and other suspected cases among the press corps must have had contacts with the government officials alleged to be infected.
The journalists invited for contact tracing and possible testing are those who have been actively attending press briefings at the Government House and have at various times interacted with the said cameraman.
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