Two persons who had close contacts with Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed have tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19), TheNation reports.
This was disclosed in a situation update given by the Commissioner for Health , Dr.Aliyu Maigoro while addressing newsmen in Bauchi, the state capital on Thursday.
TheNation reports that 27 persons who had contact with Governor Mohammed were earlier placed on compulsory self isolation in the state.
It would be recalled that the state governor Bala Mohammed tested positive to coronavirus following contact with former Vice President’s son, Mohammed Atiku Abubakar who earlier tested positive to the same virus.
The coronavirus is an ongoing global pandemic, which is responsible for the death of over 23,000, with over 510,000 people also reported to have been infected by the virus.