COVID-19: Nursing students test positive in Osun

Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo

About 15 students of Osun State School of Nursing and Midwifery, Osogbo have tested positive to Coronavirus.

It was gathered from a source that a student in the school hostel, last week tested positive for the COVID-19.

The development compelled the management of the school to mandate a compulsory COVID-19 test for all the students.

It was also learnt that, during the weekend, about five students were discharged from the Isolation centre.

According to the source, “Some of the students are still expecting their COVID-19 result while those who have tested positive have been moved to the Isolation centre.”

In his reaction, Osun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu confirmed that a few students tested positive to COVID-19 in the school.

While disclosing that a few students contracted the virus, he declined to give the figures.

Isamotu said, “Just like anybody else, a few students tested positive. So, a few students tested positive, not many. I can assure you.”

Meanwhile, the State Government had called on residents of the state, especially those with traits of sickness, to go for COVID-19 test as there was a spike in the number of coronavirus cases in the state.