{"id":75287,"date":"2020-08-09T16:14:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-09T15:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=75287"},"modified":"2020-08-09T16:14:50","modified_gmt":"2020-08-09T15:14:50","slug":"obasanjo-tests-negative-to-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/obasanjo-tests-negative-to-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Obasanjo tests negative to Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m-3677838051836479216\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has tested negative to Covid-19.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The former President took the test last Friday, August 7, 2020, at his Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Pent House residence, Okemosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The former President&#8217;s Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, \u00a0disclosed on Sunday that the samples of the test, conducted by one Dr. Olukunle Oluwasemowo of the Molecular Genetics Laboratory 54gene, Lagos, Nigeria, was returned negative on Saturday.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The laboratory is one of the accredited laboratories approved by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to conduct the crucial Covid-19 test on both asymptomatic and symptomatic Nigerians.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has tested negative to Covid-19. 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