The Chief Medical Director of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo, the Provost, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Olubunmi Olopade-Olaopa, and her Deputy, Prof Obafunke Denloye, have tested positive to coronavirus.
They had been in isolation to contain spread of the virus.
The dons made the revelation in separate statements issued and personally signed by them on Sunday morning.
The teaching hospital had been having a quarterly board meeting, but on March 23, “one of us presented with what appeared to be symptoms of covid-19. His samples were immediately taken for test and the meeting called off.
“His results returned positive on Friday morning and every participant (including me) immediately went into self-isolation, while our samples were also taken for test,” said Otegbayo.
“Unfortunately, my result returned positive on Saturday afternoon and I remain in isolation as I am not symptomatic. All staff who have been in contact with me and other participants during this period have been advised to immediately proceed on self-isolation, pending the time they get tested.
“Covid-19 is spreading faster than we think and I enjoin everyone to take precautions. If one person has it, then a gathering of two becomes dangerous. Stay at home, avoid unnecessary outing and stay safe.”
On her part, the Provost, College of Medicine, UI, Olapade-Olaopa, posted a message on a WhatsApp group on Sunday morning, saying: “Dear colleagues, I wish to inform you that the deputy provost and I tested positive for the COVID-19, following the tests done on Friday.
“Although we are both asymptomatic, we have gone into self-isolation for the 14 days while our contacts are being observed closely to determine if they should also be tested.”
It was gathered that the trio are among the four new cases of COVID-19 in Oyo State announced on Saturday night by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), bringing the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus pandemic in the state as at March 28 to seven.
Oyo is the third highest in the country after Lagos with 59 cases and Federal Capital Territory with 16 cases as at Saturday night.
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