The Provost, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, and his deputy have both tested positive for the coronavirus.
This was confirmed by Public Relations Officer of University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Toye Akinrinlola, in a telephone interview with NAN on Sunday.
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of UCH, Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, had confirmed that he tested positive.
However, Provost of the College of Medicine, Prof. Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa, in a statement on Sunday, said that he and his deputy, Prof. Obafunke Denloye, also tested positive for the ravaging virus.
“I wish to inform you that the Deputy Provost and I tested positive for the COVID-19 following tests done on Friday,” the statement read.
“Although we are both asymptomatic, we have gone into self-isolation for 14 days whilst our contacts are being observed closely to determine if they should also be tested.”
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, there are 97 confirmed cases in Nigeria with the number expected to spill over the century-mark today.
