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Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has revealed that four of his children have tested positive for coronavirus.
Mustapha revealed his children’s COVID-19 status at a press briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja on Monday.
The SGF who self-isolated week ago after testing positive for the virus, also revealed that a one-year-old family member tested positive for COVID-19.
He revealed that though he and his wife tested negative for the virus, his children are currently receiving treatment.
“The first test we ran, the result came back with six members within my household testing positive. The second test confirmed another three. From the month of March to November, we are being confronted with a figure of nine. It was quite a traumatic experience,” he said.
“My wife and I consistently tested negative but members of the household were infected. The last one, it was a nightmare. I was not infected but the truth about it, the agony of having members of your household… I am a father of four. All my four kids were infected.
“So, the agony that you go through even as a father, as a parent. A lot of you here are parents, so you need to do everything you can to ensure that you keep yourself and members of your family safe.”
Speaking on the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in thr country, the PTF Chairman blamed it on negligence to safety guidelines on the part of the citizens amid increased social gathering.
“A lot of discussion is still going on around the calls for the restriction of international travels due to the discovery of new strains of the virus in certain countries,” he added.
“The PTF, aviation and health authorities including the WHO are assessing the situation closely and would take a position as soon as cogent scientific basis are established.”
