Professors Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa and Obafunke Denloye, the provost and deputy provost of the University of Ibadan’s College of Medicine, have tested positive for coronavirus.
Prof. Olapade-Olaopa made this known in a statement released on Sunday.
The Public Relations Officer of University College Hospital, Ibadan, Mr Toye Akinrinlola, confirmed this also.
“I wish to inform you that the Deputy Provost and I tested positive for the COVID-19 following tests done on Friday.
“Although we are both asymptomatic, we have gone into self-isolation for 14 days whilst our contacts are being observed closely to determine if they should also be tested,” he said.
Earlier, the Chief Medical Director of UCH, Ibadan, Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, also tested positive for coronavirus.
He said, “On Monday 23rd of March, we commenced a 12-man quarterly board meeting which was meant to last 5 days in the hospital, we observed social distancing and other precautionary measures for COVID-19 as much as possible.
“However, on Wednesday morning, one of us presented with what appeared to be symptoms of COVID-19, his samples were immediately taken for test and the meeting called off.
“His results returned positive on Friday morning and every participant (including me) immediately went into self-isolation while our samples were also taken for test.
“Unfortunately, my result returned positive on Saturday afternoon and I remain in isolation as I am not symptomatic.”
