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Dokpesi Jnr tests positive for COVID-19
The Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi Jnr, has tested positive for coronavirus.
In a short message to members of DAAR Communications staff in Abuja on Monday, Dokpesi said he has been self-isolating in the past week, before he developed malaria symptoms and started coughing.
The businessman contacted the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for a COVID-19 test after discovering the symptoms and the result turned out positive.
The DAAR chairman, who did not have a recent travel history, advised those who have interacted with him lately to get tested for the disease.
He said: “I got a call this morning confirming the result is COVID-19 positive. I am leaving now to the Gwagwalada isolation centre for treatment and hope to be back in two weeks.
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“Many of you may have interacted with me during our various meetings and I would advise you to get tested as soon as possible.”
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