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Man who said Akwa Ibom commissioners were COVID-19 positive retracts statement
George Udom published the remark against the commissioners, including a renowned hotelier, on Facebook
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George Udom published the remark against the commissioners, including a renowned hotelier, on Facebook
The three new positive cases were discovered out of the 44 tests conducted.
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The three discharged patients were part of the five index cases announced by the NCDC.
“I was paying doctors’ salaries from my imprest,” he said.
“Now that I have gotten the information, we will take steps to investigate.”