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Nigeria's Buhari denies aide contracted virus

850ae8e5 D396 4020 9045 6328c77e0242 President Muhammadu Buhari former chief of staff died of Covid-19

Thu, 3 Sep 2020 Source: bbc.com

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's office has dismissed a media report that indicated one of his aides had tested positive for Covid-19.

The presidency said all aides are routinely tested for coronavirus and the named staff member had always returned a negative test.

"The general public is hereby advised to ignore such stories that are intended to mislead the people an create unnecessary anxiety about the safety of the president," a statement by the president's spokesperson said.

President Buhari's former chief of staff Abba Kyari died of Covid-19 in April.

Source: bbc.com