By Williams Anuku, Abuja
Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Pauline Tallen, has tested positive for coronavirus.
Her status was confirmed following tests conducted on her and her family members.
She has since gone into self-isolation, while other members of the family were said to be negative, sources claims she took the test after interacting with individuals that later showed asymptomatic signs of the virus.
“This is to inform the general public that after undergoing a test carried out on myself and members of my family, my result returned positive while that of members of my family tested negative,”she said.
“Currently, I am asymptomatic and have gone into isolation during the period of treatment. Please keep me in your prayers and I implore you all stay safe and observe all COVID19 protocols as we grapple with this pandemic.”
The Minister has also employed the general public to take responsibility in order to protect the country from the pandemic.