Several presidential aides have tested positive for Covid-19 and have been placed on self-isolation.

The permanent secretary at the State House, Tijani Umar; the President’s Aide-de-camp (ADC), Yusuf Dodo; his chief security officer (CSO), Aliyu Musa; and his senior special assistant (media and publicity), Garba Shehu, were among those affected, according to Premium Times Saturday.

The results were verified positive during the week, according to the online publication.

According to the report, Lai Mohammed, the minister of communication and culture, is also infected with the virus.

Because they are all properly vaccinated, it is unlikely that they will be adversely impacted by the virus.

Shehu, the presidential spokesman, was reported in the paper as saying: “I have no confirmation of the cases you mentioned, but yes I have been afflicted by the mild variant of the COVID-19. I felt okay from the beginning, maybe because one had received all three jabs, and right now, I feel 100 percent. I just finished my hour-long running exercise.

“But the strange thing about this ailment is that it is the scientists, not you, that will say you are okay. Right now, I’m taking my prescriptions and isolating and would go back for a test to ascertain if the virus is still here or it has left me. Thanks for your goodwill.”

In the aftermath of the Omicron version, testing in the presidential villa had recently increased to assure the virus’s containment.

Remember that after returning from Istanbul, Turkey, the First Lady, Dr. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, ordered the closure of her office and instructed her staff to go on indefinite leave.

It’s thought that the directive has something to do with the necessity to keep an eye on the spread of coronavirus in the first household.

She had previously issued a similar directive as Covid-19 began to gain traction in the country.

When contacted about the report on Saturday, Shehu responded, “Have you read the Premium Times report? What I said in it is the truth to the best of my knowledge. What is true is that I know about myself that I’m self-isolating and taking my medication, but I know of no other case.”