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Top Nigerian leader tests positive for coronavirus

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A top Nigerian leader has tested positive for coronavirus amid surging cases in the populous West African country.
The testing is part of an effort to understand how widespread the infection is on the continent. [PHOTO | FILE]
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The governor of Nigeria’s Abia State has tested positive for coronavirus and has gone into isolation.

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s sample returned a positive test on 4 June, according to an official quoted by local media.

The governor is reported to have directed his deputy to act on his behalf as he undergoes treatment.

The south-eastern state has 83 out of about 12,400 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria.

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