Garba Shehu Tests Positive For COVID-19

The Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has tested positive for COVID-19.

Shehu, who confirmed this to Channels Television on Saturday December 25, however, said he feels fine and is undergoing treatment.

He explained that has mild symptoms of the disease, a trait connected with the omicron variant and that he has gone into isolation and would go for further tests to ascertain his status.

The President’s spokesman who is fully vaccinated also affirmed that the Permanent Secretary at the State House, Tijjani Umar, and a few others in the Aso Rock have also undergone COVID-19 tests.

He, however, said he has no knowledge of their results.