Positive results were obtained from the second Coronavirus test conducted on Alhaji Ibrahim Shetima, the Chairman of the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan.
Shetima has been under isolation in a special ward at UCH after testing positive for coronavirus two weeks ago.
The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mr Toye Akinrinlola, reported that the chairman exhibited symptoms of the virus shortly after the last board meeting, which took place in Ibadan. After testing positive for COVID-19, he was placed in isolation for treatment.
Following the board meeting, the hospital’s Chief Medical Director, Prof Jesse Otegbayo, also tested positive for the virus. However, a reconfirmation test later showed a negative result.
Despite treatment, a second test on Chairman Ibrahim Shetima has remained positive.
On Tuesday, April 7, UCH PRO, Akinrinlola, confirmed that Shetima will continue receiving treatment at UCH, with a scheduled third test in a few days
He mentioned, “The chairman only attended the first day of the board meeting on Tuesday, 24th of March, 2020. It was at the meeting that he began to exhibit symptoms of COVID-19. The meeting was suspended, and a test confirmed he was positive. He was placed in a special ward at the hospital for treatment.”
“A repeat test, conducted two days ago (Sunday) to check for a negative result after a series of treatments, still showed positive. He is being treated at an isolation centre at the UCH. He will continue treatment and a third test would be done at an appointed time.”
He added, “The chairman’s case is not severe. He is sharp and alert but we have to attain that negative status before we can consider him as fully recovered. The record we have places him around 65 years of age.”