Lagos State Commissioner for Health Prof Akin Abayomi says he and many others are surprised it took this long before he contracted coronavirus (COVID-19).
Abayomi said in an interview on Wednesday on Nigeria Info FM that his voice had turned slightly coarse, but that he was getting better.
He said: “Right now my voice is a bit coarse because I have active COVID-19 at the moment. However I am not that unwell and I am slowly getting better.
“It surprises many and myself that it took this long for me to contract COVID-19. I thought on many occasions that I had contracted it as I have been exposed on several occasions.
“Immediately some members of my family lost their sense of taste and smell, I knew I had been at risk and it is not surprising that I tested positive. I have been a little bit under the weather, but it is not a serious case.”
The commissioner advised the public to continue following all COVID-19 safety protocols.
Abayomi had on Monday announced he tested positive to COVID-19, adding he would be receiving treatment at home.
