President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff (COS), Abba Kyari, has tested positive to COVID-19.
Reports said Buhari subjected himself to be screened after result of Kyari’s test conducted Sunday came in positive on Monday, but his result returned negative.
Kyari had developed a severe cough which was evident during a meeting on containing the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria all through Sunday.
The COS was said to have travelled to Germany through Egypt on Saturday, March 7, to meet with officials of Siemens in Munich on the Nigerian electricity expansion programme and was reportedly accompanied by the Executive Chairman of Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Prof James Momoh.
Kyari also held several meetings with Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, ministers and other members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) until the cough manifested during the meeting on Sunday.
