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The female student of the Obafemi Awolowo University who was
suspected to have the Ebola virus and moved to Lagos State has tested
negative to the virus for the second time.
The
result of the second Ebola virus test carried out on the blood of the
female student on Thursday was said to come out negative again.
The
female student have been tested two times since she was moved to Lagos
and the two results were negative according to the Public Relations
Officer of the OAU, Mr. Abiodun Olanrewaju.
The PRO
said that the result of the third test would be out today and doctors
from the school were optimistic that it would be negative.
He said, ” The result of the second test has come out and we were told it is negative.
“It
remains the third test which is the final. We hope and pray that also
will be negative. Expert said that the third test is just to fulfill all
righteousness since the first and second tests are negative.”
A
government source told our correspondent that Governor Rauf Aregbesola
was very happy on hearing that the second test was negative.
The
source who pleaded anonymity said the governor had expressed concerned
that the state did not have the resources at this time to battle the
virus.
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