Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, his deputy, Dr Emmanuel Akabe and Emir of Lafia, Justice Sidi Bage (rtd) have all tested negative to COVID 19.

The governor stated this at a press briefing on Friday in Lafia, the state capital, adding that the case in isolation at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH) had also tested negative to the virus.

Governor Sule said he went into self isolation when he heard that some of the people he met outside the state had tested positive to the disease.

He said: “I sought for the services of medical experts who came and took my blood sample, alongside that of my deputy and the Emir of Lafia, for a laboratory test for the disease. When the result came out, we were happy to be negative”

Nasarawa government had banned worships in Mosques and Churches across the state as part of precautionary measures to curtail spread of the virus.

According to him, “All social gathering including weddings, naming ceremonies are suspended, if not , attendance should be restricted to not more than 50 people.”

This was even as he added that all markets should be closed with exception of those selling food items and pharmaceutical shops.

The Governor said that there was no confirmed case of COVID-19 in the state, but advised residents to be mindful of the virus by always taking precautionary measures to contain the disease in the state.

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