Thirteen members of the Imo State House of Assembly have tested positive for coronavirus.
The lawmakers have immediately gone into isolation at different centres in the state.
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The Chairman of the State Task Force Team on COVID-19, Prof. Maurice Iwu announced this on Tuesday during a press briefing.
Africa Daily News, New York recalls that members of the Assembly were instructed days ago to undergo COVID-19 testΒ after a member tested positive for coronavirus.
Governor Hope Uzodinma had directed members to go for compulsory test at Evaright Diagnostic Centre Owerri to ascertain their COVID-19 status to avoid its likely spread.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
