Six members of staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, have been confirmed positive for coronavirus.
This was disclosed by the Commission via its Twitter handle on Monday. It tweeted that six persons were workers in the office of the Executive Director, Projects, Cairo Ojougboh.
Ojougboh, however tested negative for the virus.
The Commission confirmed that the infected persons have since been placed in isolation.
“As NDDC headquarters staff undergo isolation and COVD-19 screening, six of 33 staff members in the Office of the Executive Director (Projects), Dr Cairo Ojougboh, have tested positive for COVID-19. However, Dr Ojougboh tested negative,” it tweeted.