The Chief Medical Director(CMD) of the University of Medical Sciences, UNIMED Teaching Hospital, Ondo, Dr Oluwole Ige has tested positive for COVID- 19.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by Adeeyo Babatunde on behalf of the CMD.
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The statement said that the CMD is responding to treatment.
He advised all members of staff of the Teaching Hospital to go about their normal duties and continue to observe universal precautions against COVID-19.
“This is to inform the members of staff of University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital and the general public that the Chief Medical Director was positive to COVID-19 test conducted on him after he exhibited symptoms relating to Coronavirus disease,” the statement said.
The state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu had tested positive to the virus and he is also undergoing treatment while the state commissioner for Health, Dr Wahab Adegbenro died of the virus hours before the CMD status was made public.
