THE Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Tallen tested positive after a routine test conducted on her and members of the family.
The Minister in a statement she personally signed and made available to newsmen in Jos, Plateau State, said after interacting with individuals which later resulted to the manifestation of asymptomatic signs of Covid-19, she was advised by her medical team to undergo test and isolation for some couple of days.
“Following interaction with individuals that later show asymptomatic sign of COVID-19, I was advised by my medical team to undergo the test and self isolate for observation over the past few days.
“This is to inform the general public that after undergoing a test carried out on myself and members of my family, my result returned positive while that of members of my family tested negative.
“Currently, I am asymptomatic and have gone into isolation during the period of treatment.
“Please keep me in your prayers and I implore you all stay safe and observe all COVID-19 protocols as we grapple with this pandemic.
In a related development, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Sunday, said that 22 out of 86 patients currently receiving treatment at various Isolation centres within the territory were in critical condition and currently surviving through oxygen at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada.
FCT Permanent Secretary, Adesola Olusade made the disclosure during a tour of the centres.
He said no critical cases are being managed at home as 86 patients were receiving treatment at both the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) and the Thisday Dome Centres, respectively with zero case at the Idu centre.
“At Gwagwalada, we have about 42. 46 at Thisday Dome, at Idu, we have zero; not all of them are on oxygen.
“There is no time we will not have the issues of allowance, but as they are rising we address them. It is only recently that this centre was transferred to FCT, and we are making all efforts to address all issues.” He explained.
“We have severe and critical cases coming in and the need for oxygenation cannot be over-emphasised.
“As at today, 22 of the patients are on oxygen,” he said.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Saturday night, confirmed 829 new cases of COVID-19 in the country.
NCDC on its verified Twitter handle, said, “On the 26th of December, 2020, 829 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria
“Till date, 83576 cases have been confirmed, 70495 cases have been discharged and 1247 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
“The 829 new cases are reported from 15 states- Lagos (296), FCT (291), Kaduna (79), Rivers (40), Kano (35), Nasarawa (25), Bauchi (19), Benue (8), Borno (7), Edo (7), Oyo (7), Sokoto (7), Cross River (3), Jigawa (3), and Ogun (2)
“A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities..”
