Local: Raymond Dokpesi Jnr (AIT/ Raypower Chairman) Tests Positive to COVID-19
Owner of AIT, Chairman of DAAR
Communications Plc, Raypower, Raymond
Dokpesi Jnr, has tested positive to coronavirus. This was revealed in his text
message to staff members of the company in Abuja on Monday.
According to reports from AIT, Dokpesi
had been on self-isolation for about a week.
Their website shared Dokpesi’s
message:
“I got a call this morning confirming
the result is COVID-19 positive. I am leaving now to the Gwagwalada isolation
centre for treatment and hope to be back in two weeks.
“Many of you may have interacted with
me during our various meetings and I would advise you to get tested as soon as
possible.”
Initially, Dokpesi fell ill with
symptoms similar to malaria. Later, he started experiencing a cough and then
contacted the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The test has come back
positive.
The DAAR boss has been moved to the
Isolation Centre at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital Gwagwalada for
treatment.
The NCDC Contact Tracing Team will
test persons who may have had contacts with Dokpesi in the past two weeks. They
include family members, friends and other staff members of DAAR Communications.
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