ABUJA, July 19 (Reuters) - Nigerian Foreign Minister
Geoffrey Onyeama said on Sunday he had tested positive for
COVID-19, the first member of President Muhammadu Buhari's
cabinet to contract the new coronavirus.
Onyeama, 64, said in a tweet he had taken a COVID-19 test
because of a throat irritation.
"Did my fourth Covid-19 test yesterday at the first sign of
a throat irritation and unfortunately this time it came back
positive," he tweeted. "Heading for isolation in a health
facility and praying for the best."