Stanley Uzoaru, George Onyejiuwa, Owerri
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma has tested negative for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
According to a press statement by the Imo State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Mbadiwe Emelumba, a test conducted on the governor confirms that Mr Uzodinma has not contracted the virus.
According to him, “the result of a test conducted on him came out this morning and confirmed that he is free of the virus,” Emelumba said.
There are no reported or confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Imo State as at the time of this report.